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Poland vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 69th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Serbia
Population
36176920
6541064
Population rank 46/197 110/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Poland and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Poland and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Poland

Serbia
Year GDP
Poland Serbia
1990 $65,977,748,211 -
1991 $85,500,935,935 -
1992 $94,337,050,693 -
1993 $96,043,157,273 -
1994 $110,803,635,288 -
1995 $142,838,527,115 $17,921,892,655
1996 $160,813,026,223 $23,277,430,168
1997 $159,893,964,917 $27,153,408,995
1998 $175,282,269,667 $21,004,077,441
1999 $170,704,452,715 $20,878,694,851
2000 $172,953,527,033 $7,326,373,882
2001 $191,823,200,371 $13,599,378,662
2002 $199,694,463,256 $17,930,583,571
2003 $218,561,225,998 $23,593,044,418
2004 $256,268,656,145 $26,845,632,342
2005 $306,999,913,151 $28,334,256,181
2006 $345,897,630,736 $33,298,057,362
2007 $429,715,132,138 $44,888,028,946
2008 $535,612,030,672 $54,220,641,202
2009 $440,891,472,247 $46,955,984,410
2010 $478,111,630,684 $43,536,629,233
2011 $527,848,543,023 $51,251,098,408
2012 $498,148,649,703 $45,103,269,969
2013 $518,179,836,405 $50,455,529,604
2014 $542,134,167,179 $49,114,321,280
2015 $480,054,118,583 $41,297,410,635
2016 $473,259,623,976 $42,225,495,910
2017 $528,356,723,263 $45,972,834,714
2018 $594,616,632,477 $52,787,520,249
2019 $602,683,770,145 $53,864,693,665
2020 $605,914,186,118 $55,874,017,669
2021 $689,170,171,187 $66,159,884,073
2022 $695,607,522,885 $66,797,564,758
2023 $812,451,128,979 $81,342,660,752
2024 $914,696,430,325 $89,083,506,277

Poland and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Poland Serbia
1990 $1,731 -
1991 $2,236 -
1992 $2,459 -
1993 $2,497 -
1994 $2,875 -
1995 $3,701 $2,349
1996 $4,164 $3,054
1997 $4,137 $3,574
1998 $4,534 $2,775
1999 $4,416 $2,769
2000 $4,521 $975
2001 $5,015 $1,812
2002 $5,223 $2,391
2003 $5,721 $3,154
2004 $6,712 $3,597
2005 $8,044 $3,808
2006 $9,069 $4,493
2007 $11,273 $6,081
2008 $14,049 $7,377
2009 $11,556 $6,414
2010 $12,568 $5,971
2011 $13,868 $7,082
2012 $13,087 $6,263
2013 $13,622 $7,040
2014 $14,262 $6,887
2015 $12,638 $5,820
2016 $12,464 $5,982
2017 $13,913 $6,548
2018 $15,658 $7,560
2019 $15,875 $7,756
2020 $16,151 $8,099
2021 $18,636 $9,681
2022 $18,891 $10,023
2023 $22,145 $12,282
2024 $25,023 $13,524

Poland vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Serbia
1950 58.3 55.1
1951 58.9 55.6
1952 59.7 57.4
1953 61.3 59.8
1954 62.3 60.7
1955 63.1 61.3
1956 63.4 61.9
1957 64.4 63.2
1958 64.9 64.3
1959 66.4 65.2
1960 67.1 65.7
1961 67.8 66.3
1962 68 67
1963 68.3 67.4
1964 68.9 68
1965 69.4 68.7
1966 69.7 69.4
1967 69.9 70.1
1968 69.8 70.1
1969 69.8 70
1970 69.6 69.7
1971 69.8 69.7
1972 70.1 70
1973 70.7 70.5
1974 70.7 71.1
1975 70.6 71.6
1976 70.4 71.9
1977 70.3 71.8
1978 70.4 71.4
1979 70.2 71.2
1980 70.5 71.1
1981 70.6 71.1
1982 70.9 71
1983 70.8 71.1
1984 70.6 71.2
1985 70.5 71.4
1986 70.6 71.6
1987 70.8 71.9
1988 70.8 72
1989 70.8 72.3
1990 70.6 72.2
1991 70.7 71.9
1992 70.9 71.6
1993 71.3 71.9
1994 71.7 72.3
1995 72 72.7
1996 72.3 72.9
1997 72.6 72.9
1998 72.8 72.3
1999 73.2 70
2000 73.6 72.3
2001 74.2 72.3
2002 74.5 72.6
2003 74.8 72.7
2004 74.9 72.9
2005 75.1 73.1
2006 75.3 73.4
2007 75.4 73.7
2008 75.6 73.9
2009 75.9 74.1
2010 76.3 74.4
2011 76.6 74.7
2012 76.8 75.1
2013 77.1 75.3
2014 77.3 75.5
2015 77.6 75.7
2016 77.6 75.7
2017 77.7 75.8
2018 77.6 76
2019 77.9 76.1
2020 76.6 74.5
2021 75.6 72.9
2022 77.9 75.5
2023 78.6 76.8
2024 78.8 76.9
2025 79 77.1

Poland and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Serbia
Year Population
Poland Serbia
1960 29,637,450 6,638,992
1961 29,964,000 6,689,077
1962 30,308,500 6,740,264
1963 30,712,000 6,787,950
1964 31,139,450 6,832,855
1965 31,444,950 6,876,624
1966 31,681,000 6,927,969
1967 31,987,155 6,966,522
1968 32,294,655 7,007,586
1969 32,548,300 7,123,249
1970 32,664,300 7,164,993
1971 32,783,500 7,211,716
1972 33,055,650 7,252,012
1973 33,357,200 7,283,902
1974 33,678,899 7,326,043
1975 34,015,199 7,368,717
1976 34,356,300 7,418,973
1977 34,689,050 7,462,783
1978 34,965,600 7,504,017
1979 35,247,217 7,541,997
1980 35,574,150 7,709,544
1981 35,898,587 7,736,787
1982 36,230,481 7,763,335
1983 36,571,808 7,788,100
1984 36,904,134 7,813,549
1985 37,201,885 7,835,902
1986 37,456,119 7,853,824
1987 37,668,045 7,868,027
1988 37,824,487 7,884,218
1989 37,961,529 7,893,787
1990 38,110,782 7,897,937
1991 38,246,193 7,595,636
1992 38,363,667 7,604,063
1993 38,461,408 7,614,328
1994 38,542,652 7,622,711
1995 38,594,998 7,628,264
1996 38,624,370 7,622,185
1997 38,649,660 7,598,538
1998 38,663,481 7,567,745
1999 38,660,271 7,540,401
2000 38,258,629 7,516,346
2001 38,248,076 7,503,433
2002 38,230,364 7,500,031
2003 38,204,570 7,480,591
2004 38,182,222 7,463,157
2005 38,165,445 7,440,769
2006 38,141,267 7,411,569
2007 38,120,560 7,381,579
2008 38,125,759 7,350,222
2009 38,151,603 7,320,807
2010 38,042,794 7,291,436
2011 38,063,255 7,236,519
2012 38,063,164 7,201,497
2013 38,040,196 7,166,553
2014 38,011,735 7,131,787
2015 37,986,412 7,095,383
2016 37,970,087 7,058,322
2017 37,974,826 7,020,858
2018 37,974,750 6,982,604
2019 37,965,475 6,945,235
2020 37,515,748 6,899,126
2021 36,981,559 6,834,326
2022 36,821,749 6,664,449
2023 36,687,353 6,623,183
2024 36,554,707 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Poland and Serbia

Fertility rate
Poland

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Poland Serbia
1960 2.98 2.15
1961 2.83 2.13
1962 2.72 2.11
1963 2.7 2.08
1964 2.57 2.07
1965 2.52 2.06
1966 2.34 2.04
1967 2.33 2.02
1968 2.24 2.01
1969 2.2 1.99
1970 2.2 1.97
1971 2.25 1.96
1972 2.24 1.95
1973 2.26 1.94
1974 2.26 1.93
1975 2.27 1.92
1976 2.3 1.91
1977 2.23 1.9
1978 2.21 1.89
1979 2.28 1.88
1980 2.28 1.86
1981 2.24 1.85
1982 2.34 1.84
1983 2.42 1.83
1984 2.37 1.81
1985 2.33 1.8
1986 2.22 1.78
1987 2.15 1.75
1988 2.13 1.72
1989 2.08 1.69
1990 2.06 1.65
1991 2.07 1.61
1992 1.95 1.57
1993 1.87 1.54
1994 1.81 1.51
1995 1.62 1.47
1996 1.59 1.44
1997 1.51 1.4
1998 1.44 1.37
1999 1.37 1.35
2000 1.37 1.48
2001 1.31 1.58
2002 1.25 1.57
2003 1.22 1.59
2004 1.23 1.57
2005 1.24 1.45
2006 1.27 1.43
2007 1.31 1.38
2008 1.39 1.4
2009 1.4 1.44
2010 1.41 1.4
2011 1.33 1.4
2012 1.33 1.45
2013 1.29 1.43
2014 1.32 1.46
2015 1.32 1.46
2016 1.39 1.46
2017 1.48 1.49
2018 1.46 1.49
2019 1.44 1.52
2020 1.39 1.48
2021 1.33 1.52
2022 1.29 1.59
2023 1.16 1.61

Poland and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Poland Serbia
1960 26.6 28.7
1961 26.8 29.1
1962 26.9 29.4
1963 27.1 29.8
1964 27.3 30.2
1965 27.5 30.5
1966 27.7 30.8
1967 27.8 31.1
1968 28 31.4
1969 28.1 31.7
1970 28.2 32
1971 28.4 32.2
1972 28.5 32.5
1973 28.5 32.7
1974 28.6 32.8
1975 28.6 33
1976 28.7 33.2
1977 28.9 33.4
1978 29.1 33.5
1979 29.3 33.7
1980 29.5 33.8
1981 29.8 33.9
1982 30.1 34.1
1983 30.3 34.4
1984 30.6 34.7
1985 30.8 35
1986 31.1 35.4
1987 31.4 35.7
1988 31.7 36.1
1989 32.1 36.5
1990 32.4 36.8
1991 32.6 37.1
1992 32.9 37.5
1993 33.2 37.8
1994 33.5 38.2
1995 33.9 38.5
1996 34.2 38.9
1997 34.4 39.2
1998 34.7 39.5
1999 35 39.8
2000 35.2 40.1
2001 35.5 40.3
2002 35.8 40.5
2003 36 40.7
2004 36.3 40.9
2005 36.6 41.1
2006 36.9 41.3
2007 37.2 41.5
2008 37.5 41.7
2009 37.8 41.9
2010 38.1 42.1
2011 38.2 42.4
2012 38.4 42.6
2013 38.7 42.8
2014 39 43
2015 39.3 43.3
2016 39.7 43.5
2017 40 43.7
2018 40.4 44
2019 40.8 44.2
2020 41.1 44.4
2021 41.5 44.5
2022 41.9 44.7
2023 42.4 44.9
2024 42.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.4%
2022
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Poland Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Poland Serbia
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
99.3%
2022
English speaking
49.1%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
87.7%
2024

Health

Poland Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$330
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Poland Serbia
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
28,222 mi
2024

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