Migration: Warum wandern immer mehr Deutsche nach Polen aus?
Unser osteuropäischer Nachbar zieht so viele Deutsche an wie lange nicht mehr. Woran liegt das? Und was kann Deutschland von Polen lernen?
Warsaw. The blue Porsche navigates the evening rush hour traffic, its techno soundtrack blending with the sounds of construction sites. Kevin Wörner points out an old brewery site, now filled with offices. Further down, a new glass skyscraper rises, resembling Frankfurt's financial district. Wörner enters a six-story newly built building and descends into its underground parking lot.
A few months ago, the 33-year-old moved into "Channel Craft" here, a company developing social media content for mid-sized businesses in the US and Germany. Before 2023, Wörner lived in Berlin, but his ex-girlfriend prompted frequent trips to Warsaw. Over time, he decided to relocate permanently. 2025 marks not only Wörner's migration to Poland, but the country is already home to 4,941 other Germans, placing it ahead of Britain, Italy, and the Netherlands.
While pre-pandemic years saw many Germans moving eastward, only 1,720 have returned to Germany since the pandemic. This creates a negative "migration balance," or loss of skilled workers for Germany. So, what attracts more Germans to Poland? What is making Poland's economy outperform Germany's? And what can we learn from our eastern neighbor to prevent losing talent permanently?
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