How many Polish people live in Belgium?
According to Eurostat, 76,923 people born in Poland lived in Belgium at the start of 2025, 65,705 of them Polish citizens. Polish people came here before the war too, for example to work in the mines of Limburg and Wallonia.
76,923born in Poland (2025)
65,705Polish citizens
77,271born in Poland in 2023
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Eurostat (Statbel figures, 1 January 2023 and 2025).
Where Polish people live in Belgium
Polish people live all over Belgium: most in and around Brussels, and in the big Flemish cities such as Antwerp and Ghent.
BRU
BrusselsThe most Polish people and jobs; the Polish embassy is here.
ANT
Antwerp and GhentBig Flemish cities where many Polish people live.
LIM
Limburg and WalloniaThe old mining areas, where Polish miners settled.
A piece of home, close by
Mass
Mass in PolishThe Polish Catholic Mission in Belgium holds Mass in Polish in many towns.
Sch
Four Polish schoolsFour Polish schools are linked to the embassy: two in Brussels, one in Antwerp and one in Mons. The Polish School Society (Polska Macierz Szkolna), founded in 1952, supports community schools.
PL
The embassy in BrusselsPassports and official matters. You apply for a passport in person after booking on e-Konsulat; an adult passport costs 140 euros.
Shop
Polish shopsIn many towns, and Polish food in the big supermarket chains too.
1944
Lommel: the Polish war cemetery257 Polish soldiers, many of them from General Maczek's 1st Armoured Division, are buried in the Polish Military Cemetery in Lommel, Limburg. A ceremony is held there every year.
2009
Open labour market since 2009Belgium opened its labour market to workers from Poland on 1 May 2009.
TV
Polish TVThe channels from home, live in Belgium.Read the TV guide →
