page_title: Poles in Germany
section_title: Population distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Poles in Germany / Population distribution
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bevölkerung mit polnischem Migrationshintergrund in BerlinNote&#58; This description has been identified as biased or incorrect&#58; Migrationshintergrund =/= Ethnic origin.&#32;
context_page_description: Poles in Germany are the second largest Polish diaspora in the world and the biggest in Europe. Estimates of the number of Poles living in Germany vary from 2 million to about 3 million people living that might be of Polish descent. According to the latest census, there are approximately 2,006,410 Poles in Germany. The main Polonia organisations in Germany are the Union of Poles in Germany and Congress of Polonia in Germany. Polish surnames are relatively common in Germany, especially in the Ruhr area.
context_section_description: Data of 2015:
caption: Map showing percentage of population who are of Polish origin in Berlin
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