The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,898,979 people compared to 2,975,619 in Qatar.
Population statistics:
- Poland's population is 12.1 times bigger than Qatar's.
- Poland is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
- The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.04% for Qatar.
- For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
- Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.9M (5.88% decline), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 2.98M (205.9% growth).
- Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.82M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.
Poland vs Qatar: live population counter
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| Current population |
35898979
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2975619
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| Population rank | 46/197 | 137/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.43% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
4.1 minutes
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2.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.94 minutes
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20 minutes
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| One death every |
1.29 minutes
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3.55 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.21 minutes
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11.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -238,062 | +46,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | -351 | +553 |
| Annual growth/decline | -128,120 | +201,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.35% | +7.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 181/197 | 1/197 |
Poland and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 29,637,450 | 36,010 | - | - |
| 1961 | 29,964,000 | 39,680 | 1.1% | 10.2% |
| 1962 | 30,308,500 | 44,630 | 1.15% | 12.5% |
| 1963 | 30,712,000 | 50,380 | 1.33% | 12.9% |
| 1964 | 31,139,450 | 56,867 | 1.39% | 12.9% |
| 1965 | 31,444,950 | 64,065 | 0.98% | 12.7% |
| 1966 | 31,681,000 | 72,192 | 0.75% | 12.7% |
| 1967 | 31,987,155 | 81,439 | 0.97% | 12.8% |
| 1968 | 32,294,655 | 91,749 | 0.96% | 12.7% |
| 1969 | 32,548,300 | 103,025 | 0.79% | 12.3% |
| 1970 | 32,664,300 | 116,350 | 0.36% | 12.9% |
| 1971 | 32,783,500 | 131,346 | 0.36% | 12.9% |
| 1972 | 33,055,650 | 146,506 | 0.83% | 11.5% |
| 1973 | 33,357,200 | 161,841 | 0.91% | 10.5% |
| 1974 | 33,678,899 | 177,362 | 0.96% | 9.59% |
| 1975 | 34,015,199 | 193,087 | 1% | 8.87% |
| 1976 | 34,356,300 | 209,052 | 1% | 8.27% |
| 1977 | 34,689,050 | 225,285 | 0.97% | 7.77% |
| 1978 | 34,965,600 | 241,808 | 0.8% | 7.33% |
| 1979 | 35,247,217 | 258,670 | 0.81% | 6.97% |
| 1980 | 35,574,150 | 275,913 | 0.93% | 6.67% |
| 1981 | 35,898,587 | 293,553 | 0.91% | 6.39% |
| 1982 | 36,230,481 | 311,537 | 0.92% | 6.13% |
| 1983 | 36,571,808 | 329,709 | 0.94% | 5.83% |
| 1984 | 36,904,134 | 347,878 | 0.91% | 5.51% |
| 1985 | 37,201,885 | 365,940 | 0.81% | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 37,456,119 | 382,422 | 0.68% | 4.5% |
| 1987 | 37,668,045 | 397,005 | 0.57% | 3.81% |
| 1988 | 37,824,487 | 411,264 | 0.42% | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 37,961,529 | 425,646 | 0.36% | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 38,110,782 | 440,175 | 0.39% | 3.41% |
| 1991 | 38,246,193 | 454,853 | 0.36% | 3.33% |
| 1992 | 38,363,667 | 469,657 | 0.31% | 3.25% |
| 1993 | 38,461,408 | 484,545 | 0.25% | 3.17% |
| 1994 | 38,542,652 | 499,459 | 0.21% | 3.08% |
| 1995 | 38,594,998 | 514,325 | 0.14% | 2.98% |
| 1996 | 38,624,370 | 529,019 | 0.08% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 38,649,660 | 550,500 | 0.07% | 4.06% |
| 1998 | 38,663,481 | 580,540 | 0.04% | 5.46% |
| 1999 | 38,660,271 | 612,500 | -0.008% | 5.51% |
| 2000 | 38,258,629 | 644,989 | -1.04% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 38,248,076 | 677,925 | -0.03% | 5.11% |
| 2002 | 38,230,364 | 711,205 | -0.05% | 4.91% |
| 2003 | 38,204,570 | 744,682 | -0.07% | 4.71% |
| 2004 | 38,182,222 | 773,332 | -0.06% | 3.85% |
| 2005 | 38,165,445 | 825,408 | -0.04% | 6.73% |
| 2006 | 38,141,267 | 972,831 | -0.06% | 17.9% |
| 2007 | 38,120,560 | 1,208,595 | -0.05% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 38,125,759 | 1,426,938 | 0.01% | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 38,151,603 | 1,608,903 | 0.07% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | 38,042,794 | 1,616,832 | -0.29% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 38,063,255 | 1,624,761 | 0.05% | 0.49% |
| 2012 | 38,063,164 | 1,722,438 | -0% | 6.01% |
| 2013 | 38,040,196 | 1,916,426 | -0.06% | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 38,011,735 | 2,151,745 | -0.07% | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 37,986,412 | 2,344,557 | -0.07% | 8.96% |
| 2016 | 37,970,087 | 2,477,113 | -0.04% | 5.65% |
| 2017 | 37,974,826 | 2,545,820 | 0.01% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 37,974,750 | 2,580,734 | -0% | 1.37% |
| 2019 | 37,965,475 | 2,638,657 | -0.02% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 37,515,748 | 2,794,148 | -1.18% | 5.89% |
| 2021 | 36,981,559 | 2,504,910 | -1.42% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 36,821,749 | 2,657,333 | -0.43% | 6.08% |
| 2023 | 36,687,353 | 2,656,032 | -0.36% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 36,559,233 | 2,857,822 | -0.35% | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 36,181,399 | 2,921,065 | -1.03% | 2.21% |
| 2026 | 35,898,979 | 2,975,134 | -0.78% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 35,758,415 | 3,019,526 | -0.39% | 1.49% |
| 2028 | 35,609,703 | 3,057,695 | -0.42% | 1.26% |
| 2029 | 35,452,249 | 3,092,803 | -0.44% | 1.15% |
| 2030 | 35,287,436 | 3,125,174 | -0.46% | 1.05% |
| 2031 | 35,116,185 | 3,156,754 | -0.49% | 1.01% |
| 2032 | 34,938,952 | 3,189,188 | -0.5% | 1.03% |
| 2033 | 34,757,421 | 3,222,500 | -0.52% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 34,571,572 | 3,256,691 | -0.53% | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 34,381,734 | 3,291,711 | -0.55% | 1.08% |
| 2036 | 34,187,419 | 3,327,585 | -0.57% | 1.09% |
| 2037 | 33,988,985 | 3,364,333 | -0.58% | 1.1% |
| 2038 | 33,787,175 | 3,401,906 | -0.59% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 33,581,427 | 3,440,293 | -0.61% | 1.13% |
| 2040 | 33,372,181 | 3,479,439 | -0.62% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 33,160,435 | 3,519,302 | -0.63% | 1.15% |
| 2042 | 32,945,446 | 3,559,840 | -0.65% | 1.15% |
| 2043 | 32,726,827 | 3,601,019 | -0.66% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 32,506,015 | 3,642,784 | -0.67% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 32,282,692 | 3,685,111 | -0.69% | 1.16% |
| 2046 | 32,056,740 | 3,727,959 | -0.7% | 1.16% |
| 2047 | 31,828,421 | 3,771,287 | -0.71% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 31,597,823 | 3,815,108 | -0.72% | 1.16% |
| 2049 | 31,364,596 | 3,859,368 | -0.74% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 31,128,250 | 3,904,074 | -0.75% | 1.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost -2,071,108 (a 5.45% decline), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).
Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Poland's population will shrink by 13.3% to 31,128,250 people with a rank change from 46th to 61st. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.
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Population differences between Poland and Qatar
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| Life expectancy | 79.2 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 42.7 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 34.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 71.3:28.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.16 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 309 ppl/mi² | 644 ppl/mi² |
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