Poland Population (LIVE)

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Poland Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Poland is 38,361,508 as of Monday, December 9, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Poland 2024 population is estimated at 38,539,201 people at mid year.
  • Poland population is equivalent to 0.47% of the total world population.
  • Poland ranks number 39 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Poland is 126 per Km2 (326 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 306,230 Km2 (118,236 sq. miles).
  • 58.7 % of the population is urban (22,625,763 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Poland is 41.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Poland (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationPoland
Global Rank
2024 38,539,201 -0.58 % -223,643 -238,062 41.8 1.30 126 58.7 % 22,625,763 0.47 % 8,161,972,572 39
2023 38,762,844 0.98 % 377,105 -7,824 41.3 1.30 127 58.5 % 22,658,118 0.48 % 8,091,734,930 39
2022 38,385,739 0.91 % 345,437 967,744 40.9 1.26 125 59.1 % 22,695,137 0.48 % 8,021,407,192 39
2020 38,171,012 -0.14 % -54,873 3,920 40.1 1.38 125 59.7 % 22,781,639 0.48 % 7,887,001,292 39
2015 38,266,314 0.09 % 34,193 3,887 38.3 1.32 125 60.3 % 23,065,377 0.51 % 7,470,491,872 35
2010 38,095,351 -0.02 % -5,806 119,623 36.9 1.41 124 61.3 % 23,335,927 0.54 % 7,021,732,148 33
2005 38,124,379 -0.07 % -26,738 -41,942 35.6 1.24 124 61.8 % 23,574,790 0.58 % 6,586,970,132 32
2000 38,258,071 -0.06 % -21,319-15,921 34.3 1.37 125 62.2 % 23,791,900 0.62 % 6,171,702,993 30
1995 38,364,667 0.16 % 61,842 -52,989 32.9 1.63 125 61.6 % 23,645,810 0.67 % 5,758,878,982 29
1990 38,055,455 0.46 % 170,920 -50,339 31.4 2.07 124 61.1 % 23,254,781 0.71 % 5,327,803,110 28
1985 37,200,853 0.90 % 324,867 -27,277 29.8 2.32 121 59.8 % 22,255,565 0.76 % 4,868,943,465 26
1980 35,576,519 0.93 % 322,424 -42,420 28.5 2.28 116 58.0 % 20,640,994 0.80 % 4,447,606,236 25
1975 33,964,399 0.86 % 284,353 -31,346 27.4 2.28 111 55.3 % 18,776,569 0.83 % 4,070,735,277 24
1970 32,542,633 0.79 % 250,859 -66,859 27.3 2.25 106 52.3 % 17,011,282 0.88 % 3,694,683,794 23
1965 31,288,336 1.13 % 342,474 -21,658 26.5 2.54 102 50.2 % 15,718,434 0.94 % 3,334,533,703 19
1960 29,575,966 1.79 % 502,465 -6,306 25.6 3.00 97 47.9 % 14,181,448 0.98 % 3,015,470,894 19
1955 27,063,640 1.78 % 456,696 -28,167 25.2 3.56 88 43.5 % 11,779,020 0.99 % 2,740,213,792 19
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Poland Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationPoland
Global Rank
2025 38,140,910 -0.02 % -6,020 -330,820 42.5 1.31 125 59.2 % 22,598,335 0.46 % 8,231,613,070 42
2030 37,198,543 -0.50 % -188,473 -5,963 45.0 1.33 121 60.6 % 22,532,769 0.43 % 8,569,124,911 47
2035 36,243,787 -0.52 % -190,951 -4,055 47.4 1.35 118 62.3 % 22,568,109 0.41 % 8,885,210,181 52
2040 35,179,554 -0.59 % -212,847 -5,282 49.3 1.37 115 64.5 % 22,692,384 0.38 % 9,177,190,203 53
2045 34,031,059 -0.66 % -229,699 -4,972 50.8 1.39 111 67.0 % 22,805,335 0.36 % 9,439,639,668 57
2050 32,814,096 -0.73 % -243,393   51.8 1.40 107 69.5 % 22,799,232 0.34 % 9,664,378,587 59
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Poland Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Poland
Life Expectancy
78.81 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
3.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
3.8
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Poland

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Warsaw 1,702,139
2 Lodz 768,755
3 Krakow 755,050
4 Wroclaw 634,893
5 Poznan 570,352
6 Gdansk 461,865
7 Szczecin 407,811
8 Bydgoszcz 366,452
9 Lublin 360,044
10 Katowice 317,316
11 Bialystok 291,855
12 Czestochowa 248,125
13 Gdynia 244,969
14 Sosnowiec 227,295
15 Radom 226,794
16 Mokotow 217,683
17 Kielce 208,598
18 Gliwice 198,835
19 Torun 198,613
20 Zabrze 192,177
21 Bytom 189,186
22 Praga Poludnie 179,836
23 Bielsko-Biala 176,515
24 Olsztyn 171,803
25 Rzeszow 158,382
26 Ursynow 150,668
27 Ruda Slaska 146,189
28 Rybnik 142,510
29 Wola 140,958
30 Bielany 134,854
31 Srodmiescie 134,306
32 Tychy 130,000
33 Bialoleka 129,106
34 Opole 127,676
35 Elblag 127,558
36 Plock 127,474
37 Walbrzych 127,431
38 Gorzow Wielkopolski 124,430
39 Targowek 124,279
40 Wloclawek 120,339
41 Zielona Gora 118,433
42 Dabrowa Gornicza 118,285
43 Tarnow 117,799
44 Chorzow 113,430
45 Kalisz 108,759
46 Koszalin 107,450
47 Legnica 106,033
48 Bemowo 102,393
49 Slupsk 98,608
50 Jaworzno 96,541
51 Jastrzebie Zdroj 95,813
52 Grudziadz 95,045
53 Ochota 93,192
53 Praga Polnoc 93,192
54 Jelenia Gora 87,310
55 Nowy Sacz 84,376
56 Konin 81,258
57 Piotrkow Trybunalski 80,128
58 Inowroclaw 77,597
59 Lubin 77,532
60 Wawer 77,205
61 Siedlce 77,185
62 Pila 75,532
63 Myslowice 74,586
64 Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski 73,989
65 Siemianowice Slaskie 73,121
66 Ostrow Wielkopolski 72,898
67 Stargard 71,224
68 Pabianice 70,542
69 Gniezno 70,269

See also

Notes

The Poland Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Poland delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Poland (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Poland in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.