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

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The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,435,861 in 2025 vs 8,819,794 people in Sierra Leone in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,007,074 people compared to 9,090,531 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 100th.
  • 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 -0.38% per year vs +2.29% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 36M (5.6% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.09M (61.6% growth).

Poland vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Sierra Leone
2100 18,452,579 16,107,087
2099 18,644,857 16,121,940
2098 18,838,707 16,135,035
2097 19,033,962 16,149,905
2096 19,231,896 16,160,672
2095 19,431,204 16,169,304
2094 19,634,214 16,168,902
2093 19,840,304 16,173,609
2092 20,049,969 16,170,778
2091 20,263,764 16,163,901
2090 20,482,150 16,154,165
2089 20,705,051 16,142,526
2088 20,933,750 16,128,775
2087 21,167,790 16,112,585
2086 21,407,163 16,085,549
2085 21,652,018 16,064,212
2084 21,902,736 16,040,563
2083 22,159,983 16,006,923
2082 22,423,109 15,970,872
2081 22,691,495 15,930,880
2080 22,964,515 15,892,665
2079 23,242,960 15,850,728
2078 23,524,184 15,801,450
2077 23,811,918 15,750,408
2076 24,102,012 15,695,310
2075 24,395,355 15,635,345
2074 24,691,719 15,580,279
2073 24,990,908 15,512,655
2072 25,290,453 15,442,481
2071 25,590,102 15,370,747
2070 25,889,034 15,293,426
2069 26,187,633 15,212,664
2068 26,485,171 15,124,069
2067 26,780,961 15,028,190
2066 27,074,124 14,931,295
2065 27,364,039 14,833,794
2064 27,650,950 14,736,872
2063 27,934,132 14,638,180
2062 28,212,240 14,525,736
2061 28,487,283 14,420,068
2060 28,757,525 14,307,451
2059 29,025,705 14,194,972
2058 29,288,751 14,077,124
2057 29,548,996 13,957,197
2056 29,806,770 13,832,494
2055 30,060,951 13,702,508
2054 30,311,416 13,576,231
2053 30,559,065 13,440,929
2052 30,801,964 13,299,910
2051 31,043,690 13,152,910
2050 31,281,762 13,006,688
2049 31,516,893 12,863,637
2048 31,748,736 12,712,671
2047 31,978,608 12,566,944
2046 32,205,877 12,411,042
2045 32,431,013 12,254,651
2044 32,653,012 12,088,895
2043 32,873,136 11,928,393
2042 33,090,733 11,767,372
2041 33,303,578 11,599,942
2040 33,514,705 11,428,331
2039 33,722,530 11,259,845
2038 33,926,660 11,097,180
2037 34,126,585 10,928,754
2036 34,323,967 10,757,928
2035 34,515,669 10,582,918
2034 34,704,048 10,411,088
2033 34,887,791 10,238,503
2032 35,067,502 10,059,929
2031 35,242,658 9,881,109
2030 35,410,392 9,705,485
2029 35,572,635 9,529,493
2028 35,725,650 9,358,412
2027 35,870,384 9,177,288
2026 36,007,074 8,998,902
2025 36,435,861 8,819,794
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,885,203 people (a 26.2% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 105th in 2006 and ranked 100th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Poland's population will shrink by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people with a rank change from 47th to 61st. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 43.1% to 13,006,688 people and rank change from 100th 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 18.5M 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 -0.34% 2.06%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Poland declined by 0.34%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.06%.

Live population counters

Poland Sierra Leone
Current population
36007074
9090531
Population rank 47/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.11%
One net population change
4.27 minutes
2.96 minutes
One birth every
2.08 minutes
2.02 minutes
One death every
1.28 minutes
7.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -338 +487
Annual growth/decline -123,372 +177,772
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +2.06%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 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 -157,205 -238,062 189,234 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 53.9% of the population change in Poland is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people). In Sierra Leone 99% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,793,146 people) and 1.03% is from migration (a loss of 18,696 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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