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Population density: Poland vs Togo compared

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Poland has a population density of 303 people per square mile compared to 473 people in Togo. Poland has 92,061 sq ft of land per person vs 64,237 sq ft in Togo. Poland and Togo rank 80th and 57th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Poland has 0.45% of the world's population and 0.21% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.12% of the population and 0.04% of the land area for Togo, making the population density in Poland 36% lower than in Togo.

Population density by year

Poland
Togo

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Poland Togo
2026 303 473
2025 306 463
2024 309 453
2023 310 443
2022 312 433
2021 313 423
2020 317 413
2019 321 403
2018 321 393
2017 321 384
2016 321 374
2015 321 365
2014 322 356
2013 322 347
2012 322 338
2011 322 329
2010 322 321
2009 323 312
2008 322 303
2007 322 294.7
2006 322 286.2
2005 323 278.3
2004 323 271.3
2003 323 264.4
2002 323 257.8
2001 323 251.3
2000 324 244.8
1999 327 238.1
1998 327 231.5
1997 327 225
1996 327 218
1995 326 210
1994 326 201.1
1993 325 200.4
1992 324 201.6
1991 323 196
1990 322 190.4
1989 321 184.9
1988 320 179.5
1987 319 174.2
1986 317 168.9
1985 315 163.9
1984 312 158.7
1983 309 153.5
1982 306 148.3
1981 304 143.5
1980 301 139.1
1979 298.1 135.2
1978 295.7 131.8
1977 293.3 128.7
1976 290.5 125.6
1975 287.6 122.6
1974 284.8 119.6
1973 282.1 116.6
1972 279.5 113.6
1971 277.2 110.4
1970 276.2 106.9
1969 275.2 103.1
1968 273.1 99.1
1967 270.5 95
1966 267.9 91.4
1965 265.9 88.3
1964 263.3 85.9
1963 259.7 84.1
1962 256.3 82.5
1961 253.4 81.1

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Poland decreased by 6.1%, compared to a 65.2% growth in Togo.

In 2006, Poland ranked 64th by population density and is 80th now. Togo was 72nd in 2006 and ranks 57th out of 197 currently.

Share of urban population by year

Poland
Togo
1x
Year Urban population
Poland Togo
2024 60% 43.8%
2023 59.9% 43.2%
2022 59.8% 42.7%
2021 59.8% 42.3%
2020 59.9% 41.9%
2019 60% 41.4%
2018 60.1% 41%
2017 60.1% 40.6%
2016 60.2% 40.1%
2015 60.3% 39.7%
2014 60.4% 39.3%
2013 60.5% 38.9%
2012 60.6% 38.4%
2011 60.7% 38%
2010 60.8% 37.6%
2009 61% 37.1%
2008 61.1% 36.7%
2007 61.3% 36.2%
2006 61.4% 35.8%
2005 61.5% 35.3%
2004 61.7% 34.9%
2003 61.7% 34.5%
2002 61.8% 34%
2001 61.8% 33.6%
2000 61.7% 33.1%
1999 61.7% 32.6%
1998 61.7% 32.2%
1997 61.7% 31.8%
1996 61.6% 31.3%
1995 61.6% 30.9%
1994 61.5% 30.4%
1993 61.5% 30%
1992 61.4% 29.5%
1991 61.4% 29.1%
1990 61.3% 28.7%
1989 61.2% 28.2%
1988 61.1% 27.8%
1987 61% 27.4%
1986 60.7% 27%
1985 60.4% 26.6%
1984 60.1% 26.2%
1983 59.6% 25.8%
1982 59.2% 25.4%
1981 58.7% 25.1%
1980 58.2% 24.7%
1979 57.7% 24.4%
1978 57.2% 24.1%
1977 56.7% 23.8%
1976 56% 23.5%
1975 55.3% 23.2%
1974 54.6% 22.9%
1973 53.9% 22.6%
1972 53.2% 22.2%
1971 52.6% 21.8%
1970 52.1% 21.4%
1969 51.6% 20.8%
1968 51.2% 20%
1967 50.9% 19%
1966 50.6% 17.8%
1965 50.2% 16.5%
1964 49.9% 15.2%
1963 49.5% 13.9%
1962 49.1% 12.7%
1961 48.6% 11.6%
1960 48.1% 10.6%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2004 to 2024, the share of urban population changed from 61.7% to 60% in Poland and from 34.9% to 43.8% in Togo.

Densely populated cities

Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2021–2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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