The current population of Poland is 35,898,979 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 36,559,233 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Poland is ranked 46/197 by population and was ranked 32nd in 2006.
- Since 2006, population has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.9M (-5.88% decline in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Poland has had an average decline rate of -0.29% per year.
- Poland accounts for 0.43% of the world's population.
- Poland's population peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and has been in decline since.
- The UN estimates that Poland's population is going to decline by -13.3% to 31.1M people by 2050.
Poland population clock
Poland
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
35898979
|
8280917972
|
| Population rank | 46/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.43% | N/A |
| One net population change |
4.1 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.94 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.29 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -351 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | -128,120 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.35% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 181/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
2.21 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -238,062 | N/A |
Poland population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29,637,450 | - |
| 1961 | 29,964,000 | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 30,308,500 | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 30,712,000 | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 31,139,450 | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 31,444,950 | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 31,681,000 | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 31,987,155 | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 32,294,655 | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 32,548,300 | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 32,664,300 | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 32,783,500 | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 33,055,650 | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 33,357,200 | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 33,678,899 | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 34,015,199 | 1% |
| 1976 | 34,356,300 | 1% |
| 1977 | 34,689,050 | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 34,965,600 | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 35,247,217 | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 35,574,150 | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 35,898,587 | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 36,230,481 | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 36,571,808 | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 36,904,134 | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 37,201,885 | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 37,456,119 | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 37,668,045 | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 37,824,487 | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 37,961,529 | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 38,110,782 | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 38,246,193 | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 38,363,667 | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 38,461,408 | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 38,542,652 | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 38,594,998 | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 38,624,370 | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 38,649,660 | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 38,663,481 | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 38,660,271 | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 38,258,629 | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 38,248,076 | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 38,230,364 | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 38,204,570 | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 38,182,222 | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 38,165,445 | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 38,141,267 | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 38,120,560 | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 38,125,759 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 38,151,603 | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 38,042,794 | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 38,063,255 | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 38,063,164 | -0% |
| 2013 | 38,040,196 | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 38,011,735 | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 37,986,412 | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 37,970,087 | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 37,974,826 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 37,974,750 | -0% |
| 2019 | 37,965,475 | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 37,515,748 | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 36,981,559 | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 36,821,749 | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 36,687,353 | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 36,559,233 | -0.35% |
| 2025 | 36,181,399 | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 35,898,979 | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 35,758,415 | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 35,609,703 | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 35,452,249 | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 35,287,436 | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 35,116,185 | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 34,938,952 | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 34,757,421 | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 34,571,572 | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 34,381,734 | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 34,187,419 | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 33,988,985 | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 33,787,175 | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 33,581,427 | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 33,372,181 | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 33,160,435 | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 32,945,446 | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 32,726,827 | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 32,506,015 | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 32,282,692 | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 32,056,740 | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 31,828,421 | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 31,597,823 | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 31,364,596 | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 31,128,250 | -0.75% |
Poland has a population of 35.9M as of 2026, compared to 38M in 2016, 38.1M in 2006, and 38.6M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.55% per year. Poland is ranked 180th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Poland will have 32,056,740 people (-10.7% decline) with a rank change from 46th to 61st.
By the year 2100, Poland's population is projected to decline by 48.9% to 18.3M people.
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Poland population statistics
|
Poland
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.2 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 42.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.16 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 309 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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