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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 1.75 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Poland vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Somalia
2100 18,350,017 68,384,185
2099 18,541,227 68,040,371
2098 18,733,999 67,702,230
2097 18,928,169 67,362,336
2096 19,125,003 66,972,933
2095 19,323,203 66,585,659
2094 19,525,085 66,179,819
2093 19,730,030 65,760,590
2092 19,938,529 65,324,261
2091 20,151,135 64,852,843
2090 20,368,308 64,362,727
2089 20,589,970 63,922,797
2088 20,817,398 63,464,036
2087 21,050,137 62,987,028
2086 21,288,179 62,447,029
2085 21,531,674 61,873,597
2084 21,780,998 61,318,916
2083 22,036,816 60,761,800
2082 22,298,479 60,187,980
2081 22,565,373 59,676,722
2080 22,836,875 59,100,915
2079 23,113,773 58,477,428
2078 23,393,434 57,852,528
2077 23,679,569 57,211,821
2076 23,968,050 56,602,463
2075 24,259,763 56,005,600
2074 24,554,480 55,330,165
2073 24,852,006 54,651,918
2072 25,149,886 53,978,548
2071 25,447,869 53,284,016
2070 25,745,140 52,573,210
2069 26,042,079 51,878,214
2068 26,337,963 51,197,653
2067 26,632,110 50,493,028
2066 26,923,643 49,779,172
2065 27,211,946 49,024,665
2064 27,497,263 48,265,876
2063 27,778,871 47,522,361
2062 28,055,433 46,785,920
2061 28,328,948 46,037,526
2060 28,597,687 45,220,507
2059 28,864,377 44,397,936
2058 29,125,961 43,659,021
2057 29,384,759 42,897,422
2056 29,641,101 42,121,542
2055 29,893,868 41,318,179
2054 30,142,942 40,513,141
2053 30,389,214 39,744,995
2052 30,630,763 38,992,177
2051 30,871,146 38,228,872
2050 31,107,894 37,471,735
2049 31,341,718 36,739,905
2048 31,572,273 35,984,999
2047 31,800,868 35,218,863
2046 32,026,873 34,462,403
2045 32,250,757 33,717,596
2044 32,471,522 32,977,674
2043 32,690,423 32,247,710
2042 32,906,811 31,537,272
2041 33,118,473 30,794,853
2040 33,328,426 30,032,324
2039 33,535,096 29,312,883
2038 33,738,091 28,583,386
2037 33,936,906 27,838,646
2036 34,133,190 27,114,453
2035 34,323,827 26,385,421
2034 34,511,159 25,687,629
2033 34,693,880 25,018,509
2032 34,872,593 24,338,597
2031 35,046,775 23,657,353
2030 35,213,577 22,965,742
2029 35,374,919 22,299,610
2028 35,527,083 21,651,582
2027 35,671,012 20,991,860
2026 35,806,942 20,322,668
2025 36,233,346 19,666,990
2024 36,559,233 19,009,151
2023 36,687,353 18,358,615
2022 36,821,749 17,801,897
2021 36,981,559 17,271,431
2020 37,515,748 16,651,191
2019 37,965,475 16,030,971
2018 37,974,750 15,452,487
2017 37,974,826 14,916,629
2016 37,970,087 14,348,740
2015 37,986,412 13,806,963
2014 38,011,735 13,339,491
2013 38,040,196 12,869,594
2012 38,063,164 12,461,160
2011 38,063,255 12,348,830
2010 38,042,794 12,261,756
2009 38,151,603 11,961,201
2008 38,125,759 11,663,084
2007 38,120,560 11,322,582
2006 38,141,267 10,975,502
2005 38,165,445 10,644,228
2004 38,182,222 10,280,998
2003 38,204,570 9,909,157
2002 38,230,364 9,550,063
2001 38,248,076 9,198,493
2000 38,258,629 8,838,713
1999 38,660,271 8,492,059
1998 38,663,481 8,155,417
1997 38,649,660 7,824,525
1996 38,624,370 7,554,474
1995 38,594,998 7,285,007
1994 38,542,652 7,026,797
1993 38,461,408 6,681,399
1992 38,363,667 6,495,107
1991 38,246,193 6,813,760
1990 38,110,782 7,082,811
1989 37,961,529 7,114,817
1988 37,824,487 7,235,360
1987 37,668,045 7,228,302
1986 37,456,119 6,974,788
1985 37,201,885 6,693,289
1984 36,904,134 6,428,389
1983 36,571,808 6,198,430
1982 36,230,481 6,003,840
1981 35,898,587 5,982,849
1980 35,574,150 5,936,154
1979 35,247,217 5,449,117
1978 34,965,600 4,814,892
1977 34,689,050 4,484,050
1976 34,356,300 4,365,812
1975 34,015,199 4,257,535
1974 33,678,899 4,151,842
1973 33,357,200 4,045,592
1972 33,055,650 3,939,436
1971 32,783,500 3,837,691
1970 32,664,300 3,738,448
1969 32,548,300 3,641,015
1968 32,294,655 3,546,590
1967 31,987,155 3,454,537
1966 31,681,000 3,365,106
1965 31,444,950 3,277,874
1964 31,139,450 3,192,796
1963 30,712,000 3,110,361
1962 30,308,500 3,030,091
1961 29,964,000 2,952,054
1960 29,637,450 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 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 Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Somalia
2100 -1.03% 0.51%
2099 -1.03% 0.5%
2098 -1.03% 0.5%
2097 -1.03% 0.58%
2096 -1.03% 0.58%
2095 -1.03% 0.61%
2094 -1.04% 0.64%
2093 -1.05% 0.67%
2092 -1.06% 0.73%
2091 -1.07% 0.76%
2090 -1.08% 0.69%
2089 -1.09% 0.72%
2088 -1.11% 0.76%
2087 -1.12% 0.86%
2086 -1.13% 0.93%
2085 -1.14% 0.9%
2084 -1.16% 0.92%
2083 -1.17% 0.95%
2082 -1.18% 0.86%
2081 -1.19% 0.97%
2080 -1.2% 1.07%
2079 -1.2% 1.08%
2078 -1.21% 1.12%
2077 -1.2% 1.08%
2076 -1.2% 1.07%
2075 -1.2% 1.22%
2074 -1.2% 1.24%
2073 -1.18% 1.25%
2072 -1.17% 1.3%
2071 -1.15% 1.35%
2070 -1.14% 1.34%
2069 -1.12% 1.33%
2068 -1.1% 1.4%
2067 -1.08% 1.43%
2066 -1.06% 1.54%
2065 -1.04% 1.57%
2064 -1.01% 1.56%
2063 -0.99% 1.57%
2062 -0.97% 1.63%
2061 -0.94% 1.81%
2060 -0.92% 1.85%
2059 -0.9% 1.69%
2058 -0.88% 1.78%
2057 -0.86% 1.84%
2056 -0.85% 1.94%
2055 -0.83% 1.99%
2054 -0.81% 1.93%
2053 -0.79% 1.93%
2052 -0.78% 2%
2051 -0.76% 2.02%
2050 -0.75% 1.99%
2049 -0.73% 2.1%
2048 -0.72% 2.18%
2047 -0.71% 2.2%
2046 -0.69% 2.21%
2045 -0.68% 2.24%
2044 -0.67% 2.26%
2043 -0.66% 2.25%
2042 -0.64% 2.41%
2041 -0.63% 2.54%
2040 -0.62% 2.45%
2039 -0.6% 2.55%
2038 -0.59% 2.68%
2037 -0.58% 2.67%
2036 -0.56% 2.76%
2035 -0.54% 2.72%
2034 -0.53% 2.67%
2033 -0.51% 2.79%
2032 -0.5% 2.88%
2031 -0.47% 3.01%
2030 -0.46% 2.99%
2029 -0.43% 2.99%
2028 -0.4% 3.14%
2027 -0.38% 3.29%
2026 -1.18% 3.33%
2025 -0.89% 3.46%
2024 -0.35% 3.54%
2023 -0.36% 3.13%
2022 -0.43% 3.07%
2021 -1.42% 3.72%
2020 -1.18% 3.87%
2019 -0.02% 3.74%
2018 -0% 3.59%
2017 0.01% 3.96%
2016 -0.04% 3.92%
2015 -0.07% 3.5%
2014 -0.07% 3.65%
2013 -0.06% 3.28%
2012 -0% 0.91%
2011 0.05% 0.71%
2010 -0.29% 2.51%
2009 0.07% 2.56%
2008 0.01% 3.01%
2007 -0.05% 3.16%
2006 -0.06% 3.11%
2005 -0.04% 3.53%
2004 -0.06% 3.75%
2003 -0.07% 3.76%
2002 -0.05% 3.82%
2001 -0.03% 4.07%
2000 -1.04% 4.08%
1999 -0.008% 4.13%
1998 0.04% 4.23%
1997 0.07% 3.57%
1996 0.08% 3.7%
1995 0.14% 3.67%
1994 0.21% 5.17%
1993 0.25% 2.87%
1992 0.31% -4.68%
1991 0.36% -3.8%
1990 0.39% -0.45%
1989 0.36% -1.67%
1988 0.42% 0.1%
1987 0.57% 3.63%
1986 0.68% 4.21%
1985 0.81% 4.12%
1984 0.91% 3.71%
1983 0.94% 3.24%
1982 0.92% 0.35%
1981 0.91% 0.79%
1980 0.93% 8.94%
1979 0.81% 13.2%
1978 0.8% 7.38%
1977 0.97% 2.71%
1976 1% 2.54%
1975 1% 2.55%
1974 0.96% 2.63%
1973 0.91% 2.69%
1972 0.83% 2.65%
1971 0.36% 2.65%
1970 0.36% 2.68%
1969 0.79% 2.66%
1968 0.96% 2.66%
1967 0.97% 2.66%
1966 0.75% 2.66%
1965 0.98% 2.66%
1964 1.39% 2.65%
1963 1.33% 2.65%
1962 1.15% 2.64%
1961 1.1% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Poland declined by 0.35%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Poland Somalia
Current population
35806942
20503678
Population rank 47/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.25%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
1.29 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -351 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 8/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 +12,077
Net migration rank 191/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - 12,077
2024 - -238,062 - 26,859
2023 -135,743 -7,824 608,203 46,217
2022 -143,605 967,744 551,450 -92,434
2021 -184,907 2,251 566,399 35,506
2020 -120,050 3,920 561,311 77,259
2019 -34,169 7,696 548,756 53,124
2018 -26,582 -223 514,244 40,844
2017 0 -21,535 478,556 38,067
2016 -3,797 -5,675 495,132 124,017
2015 -26,590 3,887 481,573 -17,178
2014 0 5,525 464,481 6,065
2013 -19,020 12,402 448,518 20,723
2012 0 4,635 399,468 -51,833
2011 11,419 45,951 203,213 -326,192
2010 38,043 119,623 385,571 -88,448
2009 30,521 -8,283 405,784 -101,795
2008 34,313 -42,288 394,258 -102,035
2007 11,436 -51,235 380,303 8,476
2006 3,814 -68,882 372,597 -67,200
2005 -3,817 -41,942 363,117 -5,955
2004 -7,637 -38,216 351,959 17,353
2003 -15,281 -19,039 341,192 33,174
2002 -3,823 -16,462 331,215 12,603
2001 3,825 -16,648 319,059 40,274
2000 11,478 -15,921 306,651 53,580
1999 0 -53,035 295,523 37,548
1998 19,332 -39,509 284,779 55,426
1997 34,785 -44,230 271,894 49,692
1996 42,487 -45,349 264,807 -46,291
1995 46,314 -52,989 254,509 65,888
1994 96,357 -41,845 246,950 -50,921
1993 103,846 -48,805 232,960 261,815
1992 118,928 -46,893 57,495 -179,675
1991 141,511 -55,342 53,052 -568,166
1990 160,066 -50,339 225,162 -248,155
1989 182,215 -49,192 225,255 -266,281
1988 215,599 -101,671 215,599 -415,660
1987 226,008 -32,310 231,580 -17,391
1986 258,448 -22,520 218,416 74,424
1985 297,615 -27,277 207,960 62,183
1984 332,137 -18,402 199,017 60,630
1983 373,032 -26,724 190,775 9,505
1982 369,551 -34,980 182,793 6,115
1981 351,806 -16,155 185,211 -332,129
1980 348,627 -42,420 174,790 65,519
1979 366,571 -22,162 151,016 582,746
1978 339,166 -62,936 132,689 402,005
1977 353,828 -33,496 124,818 2,170
1976 367,612 -25,716 113,319 -3,831
1975 350,356 -31,346 108,998 -1,934
1974 346,893 -18,273 104,813 -495
1973 320,229 -29,335 108,038 143
1972 314,028 -15,004 104,493 -351
1971 278,660 -31,767 101,196 -1,850
1970 280,913 -66,859 98,025 1,104
1969 270,151 -26,744 95,045 690
1968 280,963 -11,905 92,208 906
1967 275,089 -25,479 89,497 1,498
1966 297,801 -17,158 86,930 941
1965 314,450 -21,658 84,448 2,142
1964 326,965 -23,273 82,042 1,518
1963 359,330 -13,770 79,859 1,449
1962 360,671 -31,021 77,737 1,496
1961 398,521 -20,044 75,513 1,336
1960 444,562 -6,306 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/poland/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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