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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 1.84 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Poland vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Senegal
2100 18,350,017 47,481,703
2099 18,541,227 47,309,204
2098 18,733,999 47,131,505
2097 18,928,169 46,942,831
2096 19,125,003 46,749,318
2095 19,323,203 46,548,519
2094 19,525,085 46,338,777
2093 19,730,030 46,124,372
2092 19,938,529 45,903,819
2091 20,151,135 45,676,277
2090 20,368,308 45,442,218
2089 20,589,970 45,197,486
2088 20,817,398 44,949,158
2087 21,050,137 44,692,601
2086 21,288,179 44,425,160
2085 21,531,674 44,150,556
2084 21,780,998 43,871,406
2083 22,036,816 43,579,072
2082 22,298,479 43,285,560
2081 22,565,373 42,984,866
2080 22,836,875 42,679,614
2079 23,113,773 42,366,808
2078 23,393,434 42,044,826
2077 23,679,569 41,716,837
2076 23,968,050 41,379,705
2075 24,259,763 41,030,232
2074 24,554,480 40,674,683
2073 24,852,006 40,312,726
2072 25,149,886 39,943,067
2071 25,447,869 39,568,028
2070 25,745,140 39,187,711
2069 26,042,079 38,795,322
2068 26,337,963 38,398,147
2067 26,632,110 37,996,983
2066 26,923,643 37,584,328
2065 27,211,946 37,167,637
2064 27,497,263 36,744,279
2063 27,778,871 36,318,015
2062 28,055,433 35,884,713
2061 28,328,948 35,448,776
2060 28,597,687 35,010,231
2059 28,864,377 34,571,669
2058 29,125,961 34,122,702
2057 29,384,759 33,673,448
2056 29,641,101 33,219,406
2055 29,893,868 32,765,741
2054 30,142,942 32,313,613
2053 30,389,214 31,859,051
2052 30,630,763 31,405,418
2051 30,871,146 30,949,633
2050 31,107,894 30,490,614
2049 31,341,718 30,032,811
2048 31,572,273 29,570,773
2047 31,800,868 29,111,688
2046 32,026,873 28,648,672
2045 32,250,757 28,187,838
2044 32,471,522 27,724,585
2043 32,690,423 27,260,926
2042 32,906,811 26,796,927
2041 33,118,473 26,332,270
2040 33,328,426 25,866,240
2039 33,535,096 25,398,425
2038 33,738,091 24,928,471
2037 33,936,906 24,457,649
2036 34,133,190 23,986,892
2035 34,323,827 23,515,497
2034 34,511,159 23,046,885
2033 34,693,880 22,578,286
2032 34,872,593 22,110,230
2031 35,046,775 21,643,047
2030 35,213,577 21,178,414
2029 35,374,919 20,719,234
2028 35,527,083 20,263,713
2027 35,671,012 19,814,138
2026 35,806,942 19,372,006
2025 36,233,346 18,934,809
2024 36,559,233 18,501,984
2023 36,687,353 18,077,573
2022 36,821,749 17,651,103
2021 36,981,559 17,220,867
2020 37,515,748 16,789,219
2019 37,965,475 16,352,922
2018 37,974,750 15,914,498
2017 37,974,826 15,475,002
2016 37,970,087 15,034,521
2015 37,986,412 14,593,331
2014 38,011,735 14,152,102
2013 38,040,196 13,710,849
2012 38,063,164 13,310,495
2011 38,063,255 12,958,897
2010 38,042,794 12,635,413
2009 38,151,603 12,337,389
2008 38,125,759 12,048,959
2007 38,120,560 11,770,344
2006 38,141,267 11,500,094
2005 38,165,445 11,235,472
2004 38,182,222 10,975,704
2003 38,204,570 10,721,176
2002 38,230,364 10,466,214
2001 38,248,076 10,212,942
2000 38,258,629 9,968,260
1999 38,660,271 9,730,887
1998 38,663,481 9,502,952
1997 38,649,660 9,283,495
1996 38,624,370 9,067,014
1995 38,594,998 8,848,101
1994 38,542,652 8,624,078
1993 38,461,408 8,396,288
1992 38,363,667 8,168,395
1991 38,246,193 7,943,085
1990 38,110,782 7,720,523
1989 37,961,529 7,502,207
1988 37,824,487 7,289,618
1987 37,668,045 7,081,530
1986 37,456,119 6,878,192
1985 37,201,885 6,683,287
1984 36,904,134 6,499,364
1983 36,571,808 6,324,504
1982 36,230,481 6,156,961
1981 35,898,587 5,997,160
1980 35,574,150 5,845,638
1979 35,247,217 5,702,895
1978 34,965,600 5,568,096
1977 34,689,050 5,439,549
1976 34,356,300 5,308,564
1975 34,015,199 5,170,810
1974 33,678,899 5,029,437
1973 33,357,200 4,885,181
1972 33,055,650 4,741,631
1971 32,783,500 4,601,864
1970 32,664,300 4,466,328
1969 32,548,300 4,334,974
1968 32,294,655 4,207,587
1967 31,987,155 4,083,870
1966 31,681,000 3,964,299
1965 31,444,950 3,849,788
1964 31,139,450 3,740,535
1963 30,712,000 3,635,876
1962 30,308,500 3,534,686
1961 29,964,000 3,436,375
1960 29,637,450 3,340,907

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/poland/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Poland's population will shrink by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people with a rank change from 47th to 62nd. The population of Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Poland
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Senegal
2100 -1.03% 0.36%
2099 -1.03% 0.38%
2098 -1.03% 0.4%
2097 -1.03% 0.41%
2096 -1.03% 0.43%
2095 -1.03% 0.45%
2094 -1.04% 0.46%
2093 -1.05% 0.48%
2092 -1.06% 0.5%
2091 -1.07% 0.52%
2090 -1.08% 0.54%
2089 -1.09% 0.55%
2088 -1.11% 0.57%
2087 -1.12% 0.6%
2086 -1.13% 0.62%
2085 -1.14% 0.64%
2084 -1.16% 0.67%
2083 -1.17% 0.68%
2082 -1.18% 0.7%
2081 -1.19% 0.72%
2080 -1.2% 0.74%
2079 -1.2% 0.77%
2078 -1.21% 0.79%
2077 -1.2% 0.81%
2076 -1.2% 0.85%
2075 -1.2% 0.87%
2074 -1.2% 0.9%
2073 -1.18% 0.93%
2072 -1.17% 0.95%
2071 -1.15% 0.97%
2070 -1.14% 1.01%
2069 -1.12% 1.03%
2068 -1.1% 1.06%
2067 -1.08% 1.1%
2066 -1.06% 1.12%
2065 -1.04% 1.15%
2064 -1.01% 1.17%
2063 -0.99% 1.21%
2062 -0.97% 1.23%
2061 -0.94% 1.25%
2060 -0.92% 1.27%
2059 -0.9% 1.32%
2058 -0.88% 1.33%
2057 -0.86% 1.37%
2056 -0.85% 1.38%
2055 -0.83% 1.4%
2054 -0.81% 1.43%
2053 -0.79% 1.44%
2052 -0.78% 1.47%
2051 -0.76% 1.51%
2050 -0.75% 1.52%
2049 -0.73% 1.56%
2048 -0.72% 1.58%
2047 -0.71% 1.62%
2046 -0.69% 1.63%
2045 -0.68% 1.67%
2044 -0.67% 1.7%
2043 -0.66% 1.73%
2042 -0.64% 1.76%
2041 -0.63% 1.8%
2040 -0.62% 1.84%
2039 -0.6% 1.89%
2038 -0.59% 1.93%
2037 -0.58% 1.96%
2036 -0.56% 2%
2035 -0.54% 2.03%
2034 -0.53% 2.08%
2033 -0.51% 2.12%
2032 -0.5% 2.16%
2031 -0.47% 2.19%
2030 -0.46% 2.22%
2029 -0.43% 2.25%
2028 -0.4% 2.27%
2027 -0.38% 2.28%
2026 -1.18% 2.31%
2025 -0.89% 2.34%
2024 -0.35% 2.35%
2023 -0.36% 2.42%
2022 -0.43% 2.5%
2021 -1.42% 2.57%
2020 -1.18% 2.67%
2019 -0.02% 2.75%
2018 -0% 2.84%
2017 0.01% 2.93%
2016 -0.04% 3.02%
2015 -0.07% 3.12%
2014 -0.07% 3.22%
2013 -0.06% 3.01%
2012 -0% 2.71%
2011 0.05% 2.56%
2010 -0.29% 2.42%
2009 0.07% 2.39%
2008 0.01% 2.37%
2007 -0.05% 2.35%
2006 -0.06% 2.36%
2005 -0.04% 2.37%
2004 -0.06% 2.37%
2003 -0.07% 2.44%
2002 -0.05% 2.48%
2001 -0.03% 2.45%
2000 -1.04% 2.44%
1999 -0.008% 2.4%
1998 0.04% 2.36%
1997 0.07% 2.39%
1996 0.08% 2.47%
1995 0.14% 2.6%
1994 0.21% 2.71%
1993 0.25% 2.79%
1992 0.31% 2.84%
1991 0.36% 2.88%
1990 0.39% 2.91%
1989 0.36% 2.92%
1988 0.42% 2.94%
1987 0.57% 2.96%
1986 0.68% 2.92%
1985 0.81% 2.83%
1984 0.91% 2.76%
1983 0.94% 2.72%
1982 0.92% 2.66%
1981 0.91% 2.59%
1980 0.93% 2.5%
1979 0.81% 2.42%
1978 0.8% 2.36%
1977 0.97% 2.47%
1976 1% 2.66%
1975 1% 2.81%
1974 0.96% 2.95%
1973 0.91% 3.03%
1972 0.83% 3.04%
1971 0.36% 3.03%
1970 0.36% 3.03%
1969 0.79% 3.03%
1968 0.96% 3.03%
1967 0.97% 3.02%
1966 0.75% 2.97%
1965 0.98% 2.92%
1964 1.39% 2.88%
1963 1.33% 2.86%
1962 1.15% 2.86%
1961 1.1% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/poland/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Poland declined by 0.35%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Poland Senegal
Current population
35806942
19491599
Population rank 47/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.24%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
1.29 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -351 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 35/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 -12,636
Net migration rank 191/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - -12,636
2024 - -238,062 - -10,307
2023 -135,743 -7,824 431,006 -9,999
2022 -143,605 967,744 415,507 16,425
2021 -184,907 2,251 403,019 25,519
2020 -120,050 3,920 400,910 33,848
2019 -34,169 7,696 399,436 38,386
2018 -26,582 -223 405,454 33,567
2017 0 -21,535 410,366 29,605
2016 -3,797 -5,675 411,480 29,498
2015 -26,590 3,887 407,008 34,387
2014 0 5,525 405,019 36,030
2013 -19,020 12,402 406,582 34,878
2012 0 4,635 402,243 -42,978
2011 11,419 45,951 387,290 -43,350
2010 38,043 119,623 372,934 -69,888
2009 30,521 -8,283 362,238 -69,239
2008 34,313 -42,288 351,661 -67,812
2007 11,436 -51,235 339,963 -66,580
2006 3,814 -68,882 331,364 -64,254
2005 -3,817 -41,942 323,908 -61,781
2004 -7,637 -38,216 317,286 -59,879
2003 -15,281 -19,039 308,856 -57,213
2002 -3,823 -16,462 298,842 -40,554
2001 3,825 -16,648 289,690 -41,422
2000 11,478 -15,921 283,946 -42,854
1999 0 -53,035 277,944 -44,284
1998 19,332 -39,509 267,404 -45,189
1997 34,785 -44,230 261,200 -44,506
1996 42,487 -45,349 255,418 -39,162
1995 46,314 -52,989 252,552 -31,001
1994 96,357 -41,845 249,115 -22,633
1993 103,846 -48,805 245,742 -16,649
1992 118,928 -46,893 241,482 -14,796
1991 141,511 -55,342 237,713 -13,783
1990 160,066 -50,339 234,155 -12,959
1989 182,215 -49,192 227,797 -12,362
1988 215,599 -101,671 221,772 -12,036
1987 226,008 -32,310 218,522 -12,086
1986 258,448 -22,520 212,887 -12,655
1985 297,615 -27,277 208,218 -18,644
1984 332,137 -18,402 203,125 -24,858
1983 373,032 -26,724 197,673 -26,222
1982 369,551 -34,980 191,309 -27,672
1981 351,806 -16,155 185,917 -29,959
1980 348,627 -42,420 179,707 -32,616
1979 366,571 -22,162 173,425 -35,022
1978 339,166 -62,936 167,744 -36,559
1977 353,828 -33,496 161,636 -35,731
1976 367,612 -25,716 154,776 -18,716
1975 350,356 -31,346 147,311 -7,870
1974 346,893 -18,273 139,974 3,347
1973 320,229 -29,335 133,834 11,382
1972 314,028 -15,004 128,024 13,852
1971 278,660 -31,767 122,511 15,131
1970 280,913 -66,859 117,264 16,168
1969 270,151 -26,744 112,393 16,887
1968 280,963 -11,905 108,240 17,264
1967 275,089 -25,479 104,824 17,107
1966 297,801 -17,158 101,359 15,849
1965 314,450 -21,658 97,912 13,913
1964 326,965 -23,273 94,797 11,892
1963 359,330 -13,770 92,264 10,371
1962 360,671 -31,021 89,937 9,809
1961 398,521 -20,044 87,322 9,549
1960 444,562 -6,306 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/poland/senegal | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 41.4% of the population change in Poland is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people). In Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

Biggest cities by population

Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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