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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Poland	Russia	Poland	Russia
1960	29,637,450	119,897,000	-	-
1961	29,964,000	121,236,000	1.1%	1.12%
1962	30,308,500	122,591,000	1.15%	1.12%
1963	30,712,000	123,960,000	1.33%	1.12%
1964	31,139,450	125,345,000	1.39%	1.12%
1965	31,444,950	126,745,000	0.98%	1.12%
1966	31,681,000	127,468,000	0.75%	0.57%
1967	31,987,155	128,196,000	0.97%	0.57%
1968	32,294,655	128,928,000	0.96%	0.57%
1969	32,548,300	129,664,000	0.79%	0.57%
1970	32,664,300	130,404,000	0.36%	0.57%
1971	32,783,500	131,155,000	0.36%	0.58%
1972	33,055,650	131,909,000	0.83%	0.57%
1973	33,357,200	132,669,000	0.91%	0.58%
1974	33,678,899	133,432,000	0.96%	0.58%
1975	34,015,199	134,200,000	1%	0.58%
1976	34,356,300	135,147,000	1%	0.71%
1977	34,689,050	136,100,000	0.97%	0.71%
1978	34,965,600	137,060,000	0.8%	0.71%
1979	35,247,217	138,027,000	0.81%	0.71%
1980	35,574,150	139,010,000	0.93%	0.71%
1981	35,898,587	139,941,000	0.91%	0.67%
1982	36,230,481	140,823,000	0.92%	0.63%
1983	36,571,808	141,668,000	0.94%	0.6%
1984	36,904,134	142,745,000	0.91%	0.76%
1985	37,201,885	143,858,000	0.81%	0.78%
1986	37,456,119	144,894,000	0.68%	0.72%
1987	37,668,045	145,908,000	0.57%	0.7%
1988	37,824,487	146,857,000	0.42%	0.65%
1989	37,961,529	147,721,000	0.36%	0.59%
1990	38,110,782	147,969,406	0.39%	0.17%
1991	38,246,193	148,394,216	0.36%	0.29%
1992	38,363,667	148,538,197	0.31%	0.1%
1993	38,461,408	148,458,777	0.25%	-0.05%
1994	38,542,652	148,407,912	0.21%	-0.03%
1995	38,594,998	148,375,787	0.14%	-0.02%
1996	38,624,370	148,160,129	0.08%	-0.15%
1997	38,649,660	147,915,361	0.07%	-0.17%
1998	38,663,481	147,670,784	0.04%	-0.17%
1999	38,660,271	147,214,776	-0.008%	-0.31%
2000	38,258,629	146,596,869	-1.04%	-0.42%
2001	38,248,076	145,976,482	-0.03%	-0.42%
2002	38,230,364	145,306,497	-0.05%	-0.46%
2003	38,204,570	144,648,618	-0.07%	-0.45%
2004	38,182,222	144,067,316	-0.06%	-0.4%
2005	38,165,445	143,518,814	-0.04%	-0.38%
2006	38,141,267	143,049,637	-0.06%	-0.33%
2007	38,120,560	142,805,114	-0.05%	-0.17%
2008	38,125,759	142,742,366	0.01%	-0.04%
2009	38,151,603	142,785,348	0.07%	0.03%
2010	38,042,794	142,849,468	-0.29%	0.04%
2011	38,063,255	143,018,195	0.05%	0.12%
2012	38,063,164	143,378,447	-0%	0.25%
2013	38,040,196	143,805,638	-0.06%	0.3%
2014	38,011,735	144,237,223	-0.07%	0.3%
2015	37,986,412	144,640,716	-0.07%	0.28%
2016	37,970,087	145,015,460	-0.04%	0.26%
2017	37,974,826	145,293,260	0.01%	0.19%
2018	37,974,750	145,398,106	-0%	0.07%
2019	37,965,475	145,453,291	-0.02%	0.04%
2020	37,515,748	145,245,148	-1.18%	-0.14%
2021	36,981,559	144,746,762	-1.42%	-0.34%
2022	36,821,749	144,236,933	-0.43%	-0.35%
2023	36,687,353	143,826,130	-0.36%	-0.28%
2024	36,554,707	143,533,851	-0.36%	-0.2%
2025	36,176,920	142,718,132	-1.03%	-0.57%
2026	35,894,534	142,120,553	-0.78%	-0.42%
2027	35,753,988	141,773,330	-0.39%	-0.24%
2028	35,605,295	141,402,326	-0.42%	-0.26%
2029	35,447,860	141,021,009	-0.44%	-0.27%
2030	35,283,068	140,628,883	-0.46%	-0.28%
2031	35,111,838	140,218,596	-0.49%	-0.29%
2032	34,934,626	139,807,207	-0.5%	-0.29%
2033	34,753,118	139,414,947	-0.52%	-0.28%
2034	34,567,292	139,034,543	-0.53%	-0.27%
2035	34,377,478	138,666,694	-0.55%	-0.26%
2036	34,183,187	138,311,757	-0.57%	-0.26%
2037	33,984,777	137,968,177	-0.58%	-0.25%
2038	33,782,992	137,643,032	-0.59%	-0.24%
2039	33,577,269	137,336,299	-0.61%	-0.22%
2040	33,368,049	137,053,347	-0.62%	-0.21%
2041	33,156,329	136,795,588	-0.63%	-0.19%
2042	32,941,367	136,558,692	-0.65%	-0.17%
2043	32,722,775	136,335,849	-0.66%	-0.16%
2044	32,501,991	136,124,845	-0.67%	-0.15%
2045	32,278,695	135,933,758	-0.69%	-0.14%
2046	32,052,771	135,756,848	-0.7%	-0.13%
2047	31,824,481	135,574,181	-0.71%	-0.13%
2048	31,593,911	135,372,557	-0.72%	-0.15%
2049	31,360,713	135,156,911	-0.74%	-0.16%
2050	31,124,396	134,923,391	-0.75%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Poland decreased by 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Poland lost -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2005 and is 46th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.