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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,554,707 in 2024 vs 10,701,636 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,176,920 people compared to 10,687,819 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 3.38 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Poland is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.44% for Poland vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2005, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.2M people to 36.2M (5.21% decline), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.76% growth).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.1% of the population in Poland and 14.1% in Portugal.

Poland vs Portugal: live population counter

Poland Portugal
Current population
36176920
10687819
Population rank 46/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.13%
One net population change
3.96 minutes
4.26 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
1.29 minutes
4.44 minutes
One migration net change every
2.21 minutes
25.5 minutes
Annual migration change -238,062 +20,648
Daily growth/decline -363 +338
Annual growth/decline -132,646 +123,462
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.17%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 94/197

Poland and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Poland
Population

Growth rate
Portugal
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Poland Portugal Poland Portugal
1960 29,637,450 8,857,716 - -
1961 29,964,000 8,929,316 1.1% 0.81%
1962 30,308,500 8,993,985 1.15% 0.72%
1963 30,712,000 9,030,355 1.33% 0.4%
1964 31,139,450 9,035,365 1.39% 0.06%
1965 31,444,950 8,998,595 0.98% -0.41%
1966 31,681,000 8,930,990 0.75% -0.75%
1967 31,987,155 8,874,520 0.97% -0.63%
1968 32,294,655 8,836,650 0.96% -0.43%
1969 32,548,300 8,757,705 0.79% -0.89%
1970 32,664,300 8,680,431 0.36% -0.88%
1971 32,783,500 8,643,756 0.36% -0.42%
1972 33,055,650 8,630,430 0.83% -0.15%
1973 33,357,200 8,633,100 0.91% 0.03%
1974 33,678,899 8,754,365 0.96% 1.4%
1975 34,015,199 9,093,470 1% 3.87%
1976 34,356,300 9,355,810 1% 2.88%
1977 34,689,050 9,455,675 0.97% 1.07%
1978 34,965,600 9,558,250 0.8% 1.08%
1979 35,247,217 9,661,265 0.81% 1.08%
1980 35,574,150 9,766,312 0.93% 1.09%
1981 35,898,587 9,851,362 0.91% 0.87%
1982 36,230,481 9,911,771 0.92% 0.61%
1983 36,571,808 9,957,865 0.94% 0.47%
1984 36,904,134 9,996,232 0.91% 0.39%
1985 37,201,885 10,023,613 0.81% 0.27%
1986 37,456,119 10,032,734 0.68% 0.09%
1987 37,668,045 10,030,031 0.57% -0.03%
1988 37,824,487 10,019,610 0.42% -0.1%
1989 37,961,529 10,005,000 0.36% -0.15%
1990 38,110,782 9,983,218 0.39% -0.22%
1991 38,246,193 9,960,235 0.36% -0.23%
1992 38,363,667 9,952,494 0.31% -0.08%
1993 38,461,408 9,964,675 0.25% 0.12%
1994 38,542,652 9,991,525 0.21% 0.27%
1995 38,594,998 10,026,176 0.14% 0.35%
1996 38,624,370 10,063,945 0.08% 0.38%
1997 38,649,660 10,108,977 0.07% 0.45%
1998 38,663,481 10,160,196 0.04% 0.51%
1999 38,660,271 10,217,828 -0.008% 0.57%
2000 38,258,629 10,289,898 -1.04% 0.71%
2001 38,248,076 10,362,722 -0.03% 0.71%
2002 38,230,364 10,419,631 -0.05% 0.55%
2003 38,204,570 10,458,821 -0.07% 0.38%
2004 38,182,222 10,483,861 -0.06% 0.24%
2005 38,165,445 10,503,330 -0.04% 0.19%
2006 38,141,267 10,522,288 -0.06% 0.18%
2007 38,120,560 10,542,964 -0.05% 0.2%
2008 38,125,759 10,558,177 0.01% 0.14%
2009 38,151,603 10,568,247 0.07% 0.1%
2010 38,042,794 10,573,100 -0.29% 0.05%
2011 38,063,255 10,557,560 0.05% -0.15%
2012 38,063,164 10,514,844 -0% -0.4%
2013 38,040,196 10,457,295 -0.06% -0.55%
2014 38,011,735 10,401,062 -0.07% -0.54%
2015 37,986,412 10,358,076 -0.07% -0.41%
2016 37,970,087 10,325,452 -0.04% -0.31%
2017 37,974,826 10,300,300 0.01% -0.24%
2018 37,974,750 10,283,822 -0% -0.16%
2019 37,965,475 10,286,263 -0.02% 0.02%
2020 37,515,748 10,297,081 -1.18% 0.11%
2021 36,981,559 10,361,831 -1.42% 0.63%
2022 36,821,749 10,434,332 -0.43% 0.7%
2023 36,687,353 10,578,174 -0.36% 1.38%
2024 36,554,707 10,701,636 -0.36% 1.17%
2025 36,176,920 10,687,819 -1.03% -0.13%
2026 35,894,534 10,670,917 -0.78% -0.16%
2027 35,753,988 10,653,073 -0.39% -0.17%
2028 35,605,295 10,632,868 -0.42% -0.19%
2029 35,447,860 10,611,484 -0.44% -0.2%
2030 35,283,068 10,591,436 -0.46% -0.19%
2031 35,111,838 10,571,418 -0.49% -0.19%
2032 34,934,626 10,549,456 -0.5% -0.21%
2033 34,753,118 10,526,482 -0.52% -0.22%
2034 34,567,292 10,502,882 -0.53% -0.22%
2035 34,377,478 10,478,843 -0.55% -0.23%
2036 34,183,187 10,454,630 -0.57% -0.23%
2037 33,984,777 10,430,128 -0.58% -0.23%
2038 33,782,992 10,404,947 -0.59% -0.24%
2039 33,577,269 10,377,968 -0.61% -0.26%
2040 33,368,049 10,349,515 -0.62% -0.27%
2041 33,156,329 10,321,577 -0.63% -0.27%
2042 32,941,367 10,294,106 -0.65% -0.27%
2043 32,722,775 10,264,596 -0.66% -0.29%
2044 32,501,991 10,233,543 -0.67% -0.3%
2045 32,278,695 10,201,832 -0.69% -0.31%
2046 32,052,771 10,168,932 -0.7% -0.32%
2047 31,824,481 10,135,159 -0.71% -0.33%
2048 31,593,911 10,101,419 -0.72% -0.33%
2049 31,360,713 10,066,064 -0.74% -0.35%
2050 31,124,396 10,029,252 -0.75% -0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Poland decreased by 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Poland lost -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2005 and is 46th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Poland's population will shrink by 14% to 31,124,396 people with a rank change from 46th to 61st. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

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