Table 1.

The largest groups of international students enrolled in MD programmes in Poland between 2014/2015 and 2020/2021

Year	Saudi Arabia	India	Germany	Norway	The United States of America	Sweden	Taiwan	The total number of international students	The percentage of the 5 biggest groups
2014/2015	568*	70	327*	1 280*	483*	1 036*	216	5 447	67.8%
2015/2016	645*	84	449*	1 276*	491*	1 056*	277	5 973	65.6%
2016/2017	644*	104	590*	1 207*	485*	1 037*	374	6 409	61.8%
2017/2018	608*	183	652*	1 141*	451*	924*	437	6 555	57.6%
2018/2019	539*	242	756*	1 101*	458	845*	486*	6 935	53.7%
2019/2020	417*	298	906*	1 032*	399	678*	555*	7 024	51.1%
2020/2021	312	390*	901*	999*	362	619*	566*	7 303	47.6%

Source: own work, based on Maps of health needs, form https://basiw.mz.gov.pl/en/maps-of-health-needs/map-of-health-needs-for-the-period-2022-2026/analyses/medical-staff/ * The 5 most represented nationalities in each year