Warsaw Demographics

[Veneda]

Apart from many tourists there are the following permanent legal inhabitants in Warszawa (according to some recent study):


Ukrainians: 7471
Vietnamese: 3240
Belarusians: 1816
Russians: 1421
French: 910
Chinese: 710
Indians: 704
Germans: 620
Italians: 591
Turks: 398
Hungarians: 214
Kazakhs: 137
'Unknown nationality': 115
Uzbeks: 105
Egyptians: 100
Tunesians: 93
Iraqis: 83
Syrians: 81
Afghans: 40

Source: http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/artyk...id,tm,zid.html

Probably some of them have temorary residence permit only, like Iraquis, Germans, Belarusians (according to the link info)

[Ülev]

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[PoliAussie]

Apart from many tourists there are the following permanent legal inhabitants in Warszawa (according to some recent study):


Ukrainians: 7471
Vietnamese: 3240
Belarusians: 1816
Russians: 1421
French: 910
Chinese: 710
Indians: 704
Germans: 620
Italians: 591
Turks: 398
Hungarians: 214
Kazakhs: 137
'Unknown nationality': 115
Uzbeks: 105
Egyptians: 100
Tunesians: 93
Iraqis: 83
Syrians: 81
Afghans: 40

Source: http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/artyk...id,tm,zid.html

I can see why diversity wouldn't be noticeable - most of these foreigners 'blend in' easily. In light of Warsaw's total population, these amounts are minuscule. Now I'm not sure why the few Poles I've conversed with over this see it as such a major issue. Perhaps they are, for whatever reason, attuned to noticing those who stand out from the crowd.

[michal3141]

I can see why diversity wouldn't be noticeable - most of these foreigners 'blend in' easily. In light of Warsaw's total population, these amounts are minuscule. Now I'm not sure why the few Poles I've conversed with over this see it as such a major issue. Perhaps they are, for whatever reason, attuned to noticing those who stand out from the crowd.

You need to factor the foreign tourists/visitors in. In popular places you can notice a lot of them. This probably creates an impression that there are many more foreigners living in Warszawa than on paper.

[Peterski]

This probably creates an impression that there are many more foreigners living in Warszawa than on paper.

A large number of foreign exchange students probably also adds to this impression.

[PoliAussie]

Valid points. The continual arrival of new yet temporary foreigners can certainly give the visual impression of a level of diversity, whether high or low, and in essence the effect of it. For example, if 100,000 Chinese lived in Warsaw throughout a year, but not for a year, and if they left and arrived at consistent and equal intervals, then the effect in the eyes of the casual observer might be something like ~30,000 Chinese living there 'permanently' but not in actuality.