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Population in Poland compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 3.96 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Poland vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Sierra Leone
2100 18,350,017 16,111,324
2099 18,541,227 16,126,181
2098 18,733,999 16,139,280
2097 18,928,169 16,154,153
2096 19,125,003 16,164,923
2095 19,323,203 16,173,557
2094 19,525,085 16,173,155
2093 19,730,030 16,177,864
2092 19,938,529 16,175,032
2091 20,151,135 16,168,153
2090 20,368,308 16,158,415
2089 20,589,970 16,146,773
2088 20,817,398 16,133,018
2087 21,050,137 16,116,823
2086 21,288,179 16,089,780
2085 21,531,674 16,068,438
2084 21,780,998 16,044,782
2083 22,036,816 16,011,134
2082 22,298,479 15,975,073
2081 22,565,373 15,935,071
2080 22,836,875 15,896,846
2079 23,113,773 15,854,898
2078 23,393,434 15,805,607
2077 23,679,569 15,754,551
2076 23,968,050 15,699,439
2075 24,259,763 15,639,458
2074 24,554,480 15,584,377
2073 24,852,006 15,516,736
2072 25,149,886 15,446,543
2071 25,447,869 15,374,790
2070 25,745,140 15,297,449
2069 26,042,079 15,216,666
2068 26,337,963 15,128,048
2067 26,632,110 15,032,144
2066 26,923,643 14,935,222
2065 27,211,946 14,837,697
2064 27,497,263 14,740,749
2063 27,778,871 14,642,031
2062 28,055,433 14,529,557
2061 28,328,948 14,423,861
2060 28,597,687 14,311,215
2059 28,864,377 14,198,706
2058 29,125,961 14,080,827
2057 29,384,759 13,960,869
2056 29,641,101 13,836,132
2055 29,893,868 13,706,113
2054 30,142,942 13,579,802
2053 30,389,214 13,444,465
2052 30,630,763 13,303,409
2051 30,871,146 13,156,370
2050 31,107,894 13,010,109
2049 31,341,718 12,867,021
2048 31,572,273 12,716,015
2047 31,800,868 12,570,250
2046 32,026,873 12,414,307
2045 32,250,757 12,257,874
2044 32,471,522 12,092,075
2043 32,690,423 11,931,531
2042 32,906,811 11,770,467
2041 33,118,473 11,602,993
2040 33,328,426 11,431,337
2039 33,535,096 11,262,807
2038 33,738,091 11,100,099
2037 33,936,906 10,931,629
2036 34,133,190 10,760,758
2035 34,323,827 10,585,702
2034 34,511,159 10,413,826
2033 34,693,880 10,241,196
2032 34,872,593 10,062,575
2031 35,046,775 9,883,708
2030 35,213,577 9,708,038
2029 35,374,919 9,532,000
2028 35,527,083 9,360,873
2027 35,671,012 9,179,702
2026 35,806,942 9,001,269
2025 36,233,346 8,822,114
2024 36,559,233 8,642,022
2023 36,687,353 8,460,512
2022 36,821,749 8,276,807
2021 36,981,559 8,094,602
2020 37,515,748 7,912,558
2019 37,965,475 7,731,991
2018 37,974,750 7,554,563
2017 37,974,826 7,379,299
2016 37,970,087 7,205,328
2015 37,986,412 7,037,655
2014 38,011,735 6,876,385
2013 38,040,196 6,714,051
2012 38,063,164 6,551,080
2011 38,063,255 6,387,251
2010 38,042,794 6,222,714
2009 38,151,603 6,055,646
2008 38,125,759 5,894,722
2007 38,120,560 5,749,352
2006 38,141,267 5,624,466
2005 38,165,445 5,501,712
2004 38,182,222 5,355,717
2003 38,204,570 5,177,687
2002 38,230,364 4,971,435
2001 38,248,076 4,692,716
2000 38,258,629 4,423,611
1999 38,660,271 4,318,043
1998 38,663,481 4,295,785
1997 38,649,660 4,253,716
1996 38,624,370 4,199,210
1995 38,594,998 4,179,179
1994 38,542,652 4,173,105
1993 38,461,408 4,157,130
1992 38,363,667 4,166,366
1991 38,246,193 4,246,267
1990 38,110,782 4,196,828
1989 37,961,529 4,034,037
1988 37,824,487 3,934,517
1987 37,668,045 3,829,718
1986 37,456,119 3,728,380
1985 37,201,885 3,638,438
1984 36,904,134 3,558,758
1983 36,571,808 3,481,646
1982 36,230,481 3,408,183
1981 35,898,587 3,338,940
1980 35,574,150 3,272,089
1979 35,247,217 3,207,499
1978 34,965,600 3,145,517
1977 34,689,050 3,085,354
1976 34,356,300 3,028,820
1975 34,015,199 2,974,657
1974 33,678,899 2,920,459
1973 33,357,200 2,866,955
1972 33,055,650 2,814,388
1971 32,783,500 2,763,222
1970 32,664,300 2,712,286
1969 32,548,300 2,661,365
1968 32,294,655 2,611,532
1967 31,987,155 2,562,384
1966 31,681,000 2,514,638
1965 31,444,950 2,468,666
1964 31,139,450 2,424,390
1963 30,712,000 2,382,258
1962 30,308,500 2,342,242
1961 29,964,000 2,304,227
1960 29,637,450 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M 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
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Sierra Leone
2100 -1.03% -0.09%
2099 -1.03% -0.08%
2098 -1.03% -0.09%
2097 -1.03% -0.07%
2096 -1.03% -0.05%
2095 -1.03% 0.002%
2094 -1.04% -0.03%
2093 -1.05% 0.02%
2092 -1.06% 0.04%
2091 -1.07% 0.06%
2090 -1.08% 0.07%
2089 -1.09% 0.09%
2088 -1.11% 0.1%
2087 -1.12% 0.17%
2086 -1.13% 0.13%
2085 -1.14% 0.15%
2084 -1.16% 0.21%
2083 -1.17% 0.23%
2082 -1.18% 0.25%
2081 -1.19% 0.24%
2080 -1.2% 0.26%
2079 -1.2% 0.31%
2078 -1.21% 0.32%
2077 -1.2% 0.35%
2076 -1.2% 0.38%
2075 -1.2% 0.35%
2074 -1.2% 0.44%
2073 -1.18% 0.45%
2072 -1.17% 0.47%
2071 -1.15% 0.51%
2070 -1.14% 0.53%
2069 -1.12% 0.59%
2068 -1.1% 0.64%
2067 -1.08% 0.65%
2066 -1.06% 0.66%
2065 -1.04% 0.66%
2064 -1.01% 0.67%
2063 -0.99% 0.77%
2062 -0.97% 0.73%
2061 -0.94% 0.79%
2060 -0.92% 0.79%
2059 -0.9% 0.84%
2058 -0.88% 0.86%
2057 -0.86% 0.9%
2056 -0.85% 0.95%
2055 -0.83% 0.93%
2054 -0.81% 1.01%
2053 -0.79% 1.06%
2052 -0.78% 1.12%
2051 -0.76% 1.12%
2050 -0.75% 1.11%
2049 -0.73% 1.19%
2048 -0.72% 1.16%
2047 -0.71% 1.26%
2046 -0.69% 1.28%
2045 -0.68% 1.37%
2044 -0.67% 1.35%
2043 -0.66% 1.37%
2042 -0.64% 1.44%
2041 -0.63% 1.5%
2040 -0.62% 1.5%
2039 -0.6% 1.47%
2038 -0.59% 1.54%
2037 -0.58% 1.59%
2036 -0.56% 1.65%
2035 -0.54% 1.65%
2034 -0.53% 1.69%
2033 -0.51% 1.78%
2032 -0.5% 1.81%
2031 -0.47% 1.81%
2030 -0.46% 1.85%
2029 -0.43% 1.83%
2028 -0.4% 1.97%
2027 -0.38% 1.98%
2026 -1.18% 2.03%
2025 -0.89% 2.08%
2024 -0.35% 2.15%
2023 -0.36% 2.22%
2022 -0.43% 2.25%
2021 -1.42% 2.3%
2020 -1.18% 2.34%
2019 -0.02% 2.35%
2018 -0% 2.38%
2017 0.01% 2.41%
2016 -0.04% 2.38%
2015 -0.07% 2.35%
2014 -0.07% 2.42%
2013 -0.06% 2.49%
2012 -0% 2.56%
2011 0.05% 2.64%
2010 -0.29% 2.76%
2009 0.07% 2.73%
2008 0.01% 2.53%
2007 -0.05% 2.22%
2006 -0.06% 2.23%
2005 -0.04% 2.73%
2004 -0.06% 3.44%
2003 -0.07% 4.15%
2002 -0.05% 5.94%
2001 -0.03% 6.08%
2000 -1.04% 2.44%
1999 -0.008% 0.52%
1998 0.04% 0.99%
1997 0.07% 1.3%
1996 0.08% 0.48%
1995 0.14% 0.15%
1994 0.21% 0.38%
1993 0.25% -0.22%
1992 0.31% -1.88%
1991 0.36% 1.18%
1990 0.39% 4.04%
1989 0.36% 2.53%
1988 0.42% 2.74%
1987 0.57% 2.72%
1986 0.68% 2.47%
1985 0.81% 2.24%
1984 0.91% 2.21%
1983 0.94% 2.16%
1982 0.92% 2.07%
1981 0.91% 2.04%
1980 0.93% 2.01%
1979 0.81% 1.97%
1978 0.8% 1.95%
1977 0.97% 1.87%
1976 1% 1.82%
1975 1% 1.86%
1974 0.96% 1.87%
1973 0.91% 1.87%
1972 0.83% 1.85%
1971 0.36% 1.88%
1970 0.36% 1.91%
1969 0.79% 1.91%
1968 0.96% 1.92%
1967 0.97% 1.9%
1966 0.75% 1.86%
1965 0.98% 1.83%
1964 1.39% 1.77%
1963 1.33% 1.71%
1962 1.15% 1.65%
1961 1.1% 1.58%

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Poland declined by 0.35%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Poland Sierra Leone
Current population
35806942
9049533
Population rank 47/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.11%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
1.29 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -351 +497
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 47/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 -11,309
Net migration rank 191/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - -11,309
2024 - -238,062 - -11,000
2023 -135,743 -7,824 188,788 -4,000
2022 -143,605 967,744 186,625 -4,000
2021 -184,907 2,251 183,326 -1,544
2020 -120,050 3,920 181,015 1,292
2019 -34,169 7,696 181,068 -2,238
2018 -26,582 -223 178,772 -2,741
2017 0 -21,535 173,259 1,234
2016 -3,797 -5,675 168,784 4,657
2015 -26,590 3,887 162,275 -356
2014 0 5,525 160,137 485
2013 -19,020 12,402 161,265 2,773
2012 0 4,635 160,915 988
2011 11,419 45,951 158,858 6,895
2010 38,043 119,623 155,338 7,983
2009 30,521 -8,283 152,669 18,145
2008 34,313 -42,288 149,855 1,182
2007 11,436 -51,235 145,740 -6,042
2006 3,814 -68,882 144,127 -34,052
2005 -3,817 -41,942 137,234 -1,805
2004 -7,637 -38,216 132,661 23,897
2003 -15,281 -19,039 130,312 69,185
2002 -3,823 -16,462 126,429 86,578
2001 3,825 -16,648 116,647 227,791
2000 11,478 -15,921 110,754 83,013
1999 0 -53,035 102,295 -84,926
1998 19,332 -39,509 103,906 -76,766
1997 34,785 -44,230 105,433 -48,437
1996 42,487 -45,349 104,140 -52,110
1995 46,314 -52,989 100,885 -112,857
1994 96,357 -41,845 101,486 -77,371
1993 103,846 -48,805 103,317 -95,476
1992 118,928 -46,893 103,251 -129,565
1991 141,511 -55,342 105,477 -238,965
1990 160,066 -50,339 100,778 131,587
1989 182,215 -49,192 98,298 -5,079
1988 215,599 -101,671 96,344 9,470
1987 226,008 -32,310 94,235 9,558
1986 258,448 -22,520 90,902 7,992
1985 297,615 -27,277 88,869 -7,873
1984 332,137 -18,402 87,072 -8,708
1983 373,032 -26,724 84,628 -8,783
1982 369,551 -34,980 82,457 -11,379
1981 351,806 -16,155 80,111 -12,699
1980 348,627 -42,420 77,932 -11,641
1979 366,571 -22,162 75,992 -13,095
1978 339,166 -62,936 74,130 -13,073
1977 353,828 -33,496 71,663 -12,399
1976 367,612 -25,716 69,506 -15,686
1975 350,356 -31,346 67,560 -13,058
1974 346,893 -18,273 65,357 -11,473
1973 320,229 -29,335 62,443 -9,322
1972 314,028 -15,004 60,279 -8,267
1971 278,660 -31,767 58,484 -8,162
1970 280,913 -66,859 56,513 -4,957
1969 270,151 -26,744 54,768 -4,485
1968 280,963 -11,905 53,126 -3,743
1967 275,089 -25,479 51,734 -2,819
1966 297,801 -17,158 49,486 -2,911
1965 314,450 -21,658 47,223 -1,851
1964 326,965 -23,273 45,487 -2,308
1963 359,330 -13,770 43,569 -2,480
1962 360,671 -31,021 41,603 -2,658
1961 398,521 -20,044 40,022 -2,947
1960 444,562 -6,306 38,192 -3,528

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

GeoRank.org/population/poland/sierra-leone | 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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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