Statistical Data
According to the 2002 census, most of the Germans in Poland (92.9%) live in Silesia: 104,399 in the Opole Voivodeship, i.e. 71.0% of all Germans in Poland and a share of 9.9% of the local population; 30,531 in the Silesian Voivodeship, i.e. 20.8% of all Germans in Poland and 0.6% of the local population; plus 1,792 in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, i.e. 1.2% of all Germans in Poland, though only 0.06% of the local population. A second region with a notable German minority is Masuria, with 4,311 living in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, corresponding to 2.9% of all Germans in Poland, and 0.3% of the local population.
Towns with particularly high concentrations of German speakers in Opole Voivodeship include: Strzelce Opolskie; Dobrodzien; Prudnik; Glogowek; and Gogolin.
In the remaining 12 voivodeships of Poland, the percentage of Germans in the population lies between just 0.007-0.092%:
| Region | Population | German | % German |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 38,557,984 | 147,094 | 0.381 |
| Opole Voivodeship | 1,055,667 | 104,399 | 9.889 |
| Silesian Voivodeship | 4,830,000 | 30,531 | 0.632 |
| Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | 1,428,552 | 4,311 | 0.302 |
| Pomeranian Voivodeship | 2,192,000 | 2,016 | 0.092 |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | 2,898,000 | 1,792 | 0.062 |
| West Pomeranian Voivodeship | 1,694,865 | 1,014 | 0.060 |
| Greater Poland Voivodeship | 3,365,283 | 820 | 0.024 |
| Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | 2,068,142 | 636 | 0.031 |
| Lubusz Voivodeship | 1,009,005 | 513 | 0.051 |
| Masovian Voivodeship | 5,136,000 | 351 | 0.007 |
| Łódź Voivodeship | 2,597,000 | 263 | 0.010 |
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