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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 41.2 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% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

India vs Poland: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Poland
2100 1,515,764,791 18,452,579
2099 1,523,450,562 18,644,857
2098 1,531,147,367 18,838,707
2097 1,538,780,583 19,033,962
2096 1,546,380,447 19,231,896
2095 1,553,964,615 19,431,204
2094 1,561,496,245 19,634,214
2093 1,568,975,448 19,840,304
2092 1,576,332,553 20,049,969
2091 1,583,655,135 20,263,764
2090 1,590,899,630 20,482,150
2089 1,598,026,427 20,705,051
2088 1,605,029,461 20,933,750
2087 1,611,883,136 21,167,790
2086 1,618,654,560 21,407,163
2085 1,625,282,641 21,652,018
2084 1,631,712,094 21,902,736
2083 1,637,989,363 22,159,983
2082 1,644,062,886 22,423,109
2081 1,649,962,836 22,691,495
2080 1,655,654,966 22,964,515
2079 1,661,116,882 23,242,960
2078 1,666,332,415 23,524,184
2077 1,671,298,348 23,811,918
2076 1,676,004,895 24,102,012
2075 1,680,459,350 24,395,355
2074 1,684,595,952 24,691,719
2073 1,688,431,647 24,990,908
2072 1,691,990,872 25,290,453
2071 1,695,203,041 25,590,102
2070 1,698,107,519 25,889,034
2069 1,700,664,858 26,187,633
2068 1,702,876,723 26,485,171
2067 1,704,723,837 26,780,961
2066 1,706,198,000 27,074,124
2065 1,707,391,009 27,364,039
2064 1,708,212,818 27,650,950
2063 1,708,696,045 27,934,132
2062 1,708,862,369 28,212,240
2061 1,708,717,131 28,487,283
2060 1,708,195,453 28,757,525
2059 1,707,339,651 29,025,705
2058 1,706,165,210 29,288,751
2057 1,704,656,327 29,548,996
2056 1,702,865,262 29,806,770
2055 1,700,741,939 30,060,951
2054 1,698,325,374 30,311,416
2053 1,695,513,304 30,559,065
2052 1,692,384,182 30,801,964
2051 1,688,910,288 31,043,690
2050 1,685,088,884 31,281,762
2049 1,680,936,533 31,516,893
2048 1,676,430,514 31,748,736
2047 1,671,532,064 31,978,608
2046 1,666,226,180 32,205,877
2045 1,660,522,084 32,431,013
2044 1,654,412,346 32,653,012
2043 1,647,924,060 32,873,136
2042 1,640,993,579 33,090,733
2041 1,633,629,291 33,303,578
2040 1,625,848,393 33,514,705
2039 1,617,677,625 33,722,530
2038 1,609,097,629 33,926,660
2037 1,600,073,012 34,126,585
2036 1,590,593,050 34,323,967
2035 1,580,726,905 34,515,669
2034 1,570,491,868 34,704,048
2033 1,559,906,905 34,887,791
2032 1,548,963,391 35,067,502
2031 1,537,676,208 35,242,658
2030 1,526,059,268 35,410,392
2029 1,514,142,607 35,572,635
2028 1,501,971,477 35,725,650
2027 1,489,498,223 35,870,384
2026 1,476,782,637 36,007,074
2025 1,463,865,525 36,435,861
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% 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 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

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 18.5M 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 0.89% -0.34%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

India Poland
Current population
1483314140
36007074
Population rank 1/197 47/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.43%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
4.27 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
2.08 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 -338
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 179/197
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 13,630,090 -630,830 -157,205 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 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 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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