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Population in India compared to Poland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 41.3 times bigger than Poland's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 18.3% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

India vs Poland: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Poland
2100 1,515,897,176 18,350,017
2099 1,523,583,618 18,541,227
2098 1,531,281,096 18,733,999
2097 1,538,914,978 18,928,169
2096 1,546,515,506 19,125,003
2095 1,554,100,337 19,323,203
2094 1,561,632,624 19,525,085
2093 1,569,112,481 19,730,030
2092 1,576,470,228 19,938,529
2091 1,583,793,450 20,151,135
2090 1,591,038,578 20,368,308
2089 1,598,165,996 20,589,970
2088 1,605,169,643 20,817,398
2087 1,612,023,916 21,050,137
2086 1,618,795,931 21,288,179
2085 1,625,424,591 21,531,674
2084 1,631,854,605 21,780,998
2083 1,638,132,423 22,036,816
2082 1,644,206,476 22,298,479
2081 1,650,106,942 22,565,373
2080 1,655,799,569 22,836,875
2079 1,661,261,962 23,113,773
2078 1,666,477,951 23,393,434
2077 1,671,444,317 23,679,569
2076 1,676,151,275 23,968,050
2075 1,680,606,119 24,259,763
2074 1,684,743,082 24,554,480
2073 1,688,579,113 24,852,006
2072 1,692,138,648 25,149,886
2071 1,695,351,098 25,447,869
2070 1,698,255,829 25,745,140
2069 1,700,813,392 26,042,079
2068 1,703,025,450 26,337,963
2067 1,704,872,725 26,632,110
2066 1,706,347,017 26,923,643
2065 1,707,540,131 27,211,946
2064 1,708,362,011 27,497,263
2063 1,708,845,280 27,778,871
2062 1,709,011,618 28,055,433
2061 1,708,866,368 28,328,948
2060 1,708,344,645 28,597,687
2059 1,707,488,768 28,864,377
2058 1,706,314,224 29,125,961
2057 1,704,805,210 29,384,759
2056 1,703,013,988 29,641,101
2055 1,700,890,479 29,893,868
2054 1,698,473,703 30,142,942
2053 1,695,661,388 30,389,214
2052 1,692,531,993 30,630,763
2051 1,689,057,795 30,871,146
2050 1,685,236,057 31,107,894
2049 1,681,083,344 31,341,718
2048 1,676,576,931 31,572,273
2047 1,671,678,054 31,800,868
2046 1,666,371,707 32,026,873
2045 1,660,667,112 32,250,757
2044 1,654,556,840 32,471,522
2043 1,648,067,988 32,690,423
2042 1,641,136,901 32,906,811
2041 1,633,771,970 33,118,473
2040 1,625,990,392 33,328,426
2039 1,617,818,911 33,535,096
2038 1,609,238,166 33,738,091
2037 1,600,212,760 33,936,906
2036 1,590,731,970 34,133,190
2035 1,580,864,963 34,323,827
2034 1,570,629,033 34,511,159
2033 1,560,043,145 34,693,880
2032 1,549,098,676 34,872,593
2031 1,537,810,507 35,046,775
2030 1,526,192,552 35,213,577
2029 1,514,274,850 35,374,919
2028 1,502,102,657 35,527,083
2027 1,489,628,314 35,671,012
2026 1,476,911,618 35,806,942
2025 1,463,993,377 36,233,346
2024 1,450,935,791 36,559,233
2023 1,438,069,596 36,687,353
2022 1,425,423,212 36,821,749
2021 1,414,203,896 36,981,559
2020 1,402,617,695 37,515,748
2019 1,389,030,312 37,965,475
2018 1,374,659,064 37,974,750
2017 1,359,657,400 37,974,826
2016 1,343,944,296 37,970,087
2015 1,328,024,498 37,986,412
2014 1,312,277,191 38,011,735
2013 1,295,829,511 38,040,196
2012 1,278,674,502 38,063,164
2011 1,261,224,954 38,063,255
2010 1,243,481,564 38,042,794
2009 1,225,524,753 38,151,603
2008 1,207,930,964 38,125,759
2007 1,190,676,021 38,120,560
2006 1,172,878,890 38,141,267
2005 1,154,676,322 38,165,445
2004 1,135,991,513 38,182,222
2003 1,116,803,006 38,204,570
2002 1,097,600,380 38,230,364
2001 1,077,898,575 38,248,076
2000 1,057,922,733 38,258,629
1999 1,038,225,823 38,660,271
1998 1,018,665,080 38,663,481
1997 999,133,762 38,649,660
1996 979,678,458 38,624,370
1995 960,301,044 38,594,998
1994 941,163,767 38,542,652
1993 922,118,387 38,461,408
1992 902,957,070 38,363,667
1991 883,927,600 38,246,193
1990 864,972,221 38,110,782
1989 846,039,529 37,961,529
1988 827,342,990 37,824,487
1987 808,931,270 37,668,045
1986 790,689,978 37,456,119
1985 772,647,793 37,201,885
1984 754,875,449 36,904,134
1983 737,372,681 36,571,808
1982 720,313,473 36,230,481
1981 703,696,250 35,898,587
1980 687,354,025 35,574,150
1979 671,155,747 35,247,217
1978 655,728,229 34,965,600
1977 640,801,103 34,689,050
1976 625,861,883 34,356,300
1975 611,309,535 34,015,199
1974 597,041,391 33,678,899
1973 583,465,598 33,357,200
1972 570,482,142 33,055,650
1971 558,096,387 32,783,500
1970 545,864,268 32,664,300
1969 533,880,544 32,548,300
1968 522,716,889 32,294,655
1967 511,606,372 31,987,155
1966 500,740,247 31,681,000
1965 490,140,146 31,444,950
1964 479,229,598 31,139,450
1963 468,138,575 30,712,000
1962 457,283,090 30,308,500
1961 446,564,729 29,964,000
1960 435,990,338 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Poland
2100 -0.5% -1.03%
2099 -0.5% -1.03%
2098 -0.5% -1.03%
2097 -0.49% -1.03%
2096 -0.49% -1.03%
2095 -0.48% -1.03%
2094 -0.48% -1.04%
2093 -0.47% -1.05%
2092 -0.46% -1.06%
2091 -0.46% -1.07%
2090 -0.45% -1.08%
2089 -0.44% -1.09%
2088 -0.43% -1.11%
2087 -0.42% -1.12%
2086 -0.41% -1.13%
2085 -0.39% -1.14%
2084 -0.38% -1.16%
2083 -0.37% -1.17%
2082 -0.36% -1.18%
2081 -0.34% -1.19%
2080 -0.33% -1.2%
2079 -0.31% -1.2%
2078 -0.3% -1.21%
2077 -0.28% -1.2%
2076 -0.27% -1.2%
2075 -0.25% -1.2%
2074 -0.23% -1.2%
2073 -0.21% -1.18%
2072 -0.19% -1.17%
2071 -0.17% -1.15%
2070 -0.15% -1.14%
2069 -0.13% -1.12%
2068 -0.11% -1.1%
2067 -0.09% -1.08%
2066 -0.07% -1.06%
2065 -0.05% -1.04%
2064 -0.03% -1.01%
2063 -0.01% -0.99%
2062 0.008% -0.97%
2061 0.03% -0.94%
2060 0.05% -0.92%
2059 0.07% -0.9%
2058 0.09% -0.88%
2057 0.11% -0.86%
2056 0.12% -0.85%
2055 0.14% -0.83%
2054 0.17% -0.81%
2053 0.18% -0.79%
2052 0.21% -0.78%
2051 0.23% -0.76%
2050 0.25% -0.75%
2049 0.27% -0.73%
2048 0.29% -0.72%
2047 0.32% -0.71%
2046 0.34% -0.69%
2045 0.37% -0.68%
2044 0.39% -0.67%
2043 0.42% -0.66%
2042 0.45% -0.64%
2041 0.48% -0.63%
2040 0.51% -0.62%
2039 0.53% -0.6%
2038 0.56% -0.59%
2037 0.6% -0.58%
2036 0.62% -0.56%
2035 0.65% -0.54%
2034 0.68% -0.53%
2033 0.71% -0.51%
2032 0.73% -0.5%
2031 0.76% -0.47%
2030 0.79% -0.46%
2029 0.81% -0.43%
2028 0.84% -0.4%
2027 0.86% -0.38%
2026 0.88% -1.18%
2025 0.9% -0.89%
2024 0.89% -0.35%
2023 0.89% -0.36%
2022 0.79% -0.43%
2021 0.83% -1.42%
2020 0.98% -1.18%
2019 1.05% -0.02%
2018 1.1% -0%
2017 1.17% 0.01%
2016 1.2% -0.04%
2015 1.2% -0.07%
2014 1.27% -0.07%
2013 1.34% -0.06%
2012 1.38% -0%
2011 1.43% 0.05%
2010 1.47% -0.29%
2009 1.46% 0.07%
2008 1.45% 0.01%
2007 1.52% -0.05%
2006 1.58% -0.06%
2005 1.64% -0.04%
2004 1.72% -0.06%
2003 1.75% -0.07%
2002 1.83% -0.05%
2001 1.89% -0.03%
2000 1.9% -1.04%
1999 1.92% -0.008%
1998 1.95% 0.04%
1997 1.99% 0.07%
1996 2.02% 0.08%
1995 2.03% 0.14%
1994 2.07% 0.21%
1993 2.12% 0.25%
1992 2.15% 0.31%
1991 2.19% 0.36%
1990 2.24% 0.39%
1989 2.26% 0.36%
1988 2.28% 0.42%
1987 2.31% 0.57%
1986 2.34% 0.68%
1985 2.35% 0.81%
1984 2.37% 0.91%
1983 2.37% 0.94%
1982 2.36% 0.92%
1981 2.38% 0.91%
1980 2.41% 0.93%
1979 2.35% 0.81%
1978 2.33% 0.8%
1977 2.39% 0.97%
1976 2.38% 1%
1975 2.39% 1%
1974 2.33% 0.96%
1973 2.28% 0.91%
1972 2.22% 0.83%
1971 2.24% 0.36%
1970 2.24% 0.36%
1969 2.14% 0.79%
1968 2.17% 0.96%
1967 2.17% 0.97%
1966 2.16% 0.75%
1965 2.28% 0.98%
1964 2.37% 1.39%
1963 2.37% 1.33%
1962 2.4% 1.15%
1961 2.43% 1.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

India Poland
Current population
1480351380
35806942
Population rank 1/197 47/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.43%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -351
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 181/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -330,820
Net migration rank 195/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -330,820
2024 - -630,830 - -238,062
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -135,743 -7,824
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -143,605 967,744
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -184,907 2,251
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -120,050 3,920
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -34,169 7,696
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -26,582 -223
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 0 -21,535
2016 16,202,593 81,248 -3,797 -5,675
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 -26,590 3,887
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 0 5,525
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 -19,020 12,402
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 0 4,635
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 11,419 45,951
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 38,043 119,623
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 30,521 -8,283
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 34,313 -42,288
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 11,436 -51,235
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 3,814 -68,882
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 -3,817 -41,942
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 -7,637 -38,216
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 -15,281 -19,039
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 -3,823 -16,462
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 3,825 -16,648
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 11,478 -15,921
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 0 -53,035
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 19,332 -39,509
1997 19,494,098 880 34,785 -44,230
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 42,487 -45,349
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 46,314 -52,989
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 96,357 -41,845
1993 19,152,399 2,364 103,846 -48,805
1992 19,132,757 35,155 118,928 -46,893
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 141,511 -55,342
1990 18,893,588 125,514 160,066 -50,339
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 182,215 -49,192
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 215,599 -101,671
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 226,008 -32,310
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 258,448 -22,520
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 297,615 -27,277
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 332,137 -18,402
1983 17,219,127 119,694 373,032 -26,724
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 369,551 -34,980
1981 16,422,159 33,243 351,806 -16,155
1980 16,018,786 210,914 348,627 -42,420
1979 15,392,957 774,094 366,571 -22,162
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 339,166 -62,936
1977 14,575,662 590,626 353,828 -33,496
1976 14,435,504 275,984 367,612 -25,716
1975 13,958,642 434,205 350,356 -31,346
1974 13,795,836 347,869 346,893 -18,273
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 320,229 -29,335
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 314,028 -15,004
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 278,660 -31,767
1970 12,417,866 233,782 280,913 -66,859
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 270,151 -26,744
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 280,963 -11,905
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 275,089 -25,479
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 297,801 -17,158
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 314,450 -21,658
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 326,965 -23,273
1963 11,016,705 21,640 359,330 -13,770
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 360,671 -31,021
1961 10,468,816 295,177 398,521 -20,044
1960 10,237,489 146,955 444,562 -6,306

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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