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

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The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,435,861 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,007,074 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 55.6 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.38% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 36M (5.6% decline), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Poland vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Suriname
2100 18,452,579 713,301
2099 18,644,857 715,718
2098 18,838,707 718,073
2097 19,033,962 720,500
2096 19,231,896 722,800
2095 19,431,204 725,224
2094 19,634,214 727,514
2093 19,840,304 729,945
2092 20,049,969 732,310
2091 20,263,764 734,611
2090 20,482,150 736,676
2089 20,705,051 738,887
2088 20,933,750 741,028
2087 21,167,790 742,858
2086 21,407,163 744,619
2085 21,652,018 746,328
2084 21,902,736 747,772
2083 22,159,983 749,164
2082 22,423,109 750,355
2081 22,691,495 751,527
2080 22,964,515 752,571
2079 23,242,960 753,310
2078 23,524,184 753,974
2077 23,811,918 754,582
2076 24,102,012 755,015
2075 24,395,355 755,554
2074 24,691,719 755,740
2073 24,990,908 756,042
2072 25,290,453 756,125
2071 25,590,102 756,124
2070 25,889,034 755,985
2069 26,187,633 755,900
2068 26,485,171 755,625
2067 26,780,961 755,174
2066 27,074,124 754,830
2065 27,364,039 754,137
2064 27,650,950 753,311
2063 27,934,132 752,771
2062 28,212,240 751,992
2061 28,487,283 751,308
2060 28,757,525 750,325
2059 29,025,705 749,420
2058 29,288,751 748,612
2057 29,548,996 747,183
2056 29,806,770 745,967
2055 30,060,951 744,434
2054 30,311,416 742,836
2053 30,559,065 741,364
2052 30,801,964 739,688
2051 31,043,690 738,024
2050 31,281,762 736,078
2049 31,516,893 734,256
2048 31,748,736 732,085
2047 31,978,608 729,623
2046 32,205,877 727,242
2045 32,431,013 724,469
2044 32,653,012 721,556
2043 32,873,136 718,596
2042 33,090,733 715,335
2041 33,303,578 712,005
2040 33,514,705 708,379
2039 33,722,530 704,797
2038 33,926,660 701,029
2037 34,126,585 697,364
2036 34,323,967 693,268
2035 34,515,669 689,014
2034 34,704,048 684,675
2033 34,887,791 680,289
2032 35,067,502 675,648
2031 35,242,658 670,943
2030 35,410,392 666,067
2029 35,572,635 661,186
2028 35,725,650 656,001
2027 35,870,384 650,709
2026 36,007,074 645,337
2025 36,435,861 639,850
2024 36,559,233 634,431
2023 36,687,353 628,886
2022 36,821,749 623,164
2021 36,981,559 617,896
2020 37,515,748 612,317
2019 37,965,475 605,768
2018 37,974,750 599,513
2017 37,974,826 593,713
2016 37,970,087 587,757
2015 37,986,412 581,627
2014 38,011,735 575,373
2013 38,040,196 569,020
2012 38,063,164 562,633
2011 38,063,255 556,269
2010 38,042,794 549,923
2009 38,151,603 543,568
2008 38,125,759 537,245
2007 38,120,560 531,016
2006 38,141,267 524,997
2005 38,165,445 519,313
2004 38,182,222 513,923
2003 38,204,570 506,414
2002 38,230,364 496,551
2001 38,248,076 486,560
2000 38,258,629 476,643
1999 38,660,271 466,916
1998 38,663,481 457,406
1997 38,649,660 448,067
1996 38,624,370 438,830
1995 38,594,998 429,606
1994 38,542,652 422,375
1993 38,461,408 419,352
1992 38,363,667 417,589
1991 38,246,193 415,013
1990 38,110,782 412,493
1989 37,961,529 408,409
1988 37,824,487 402,227
1987 37,668,045 396,911
1986 37,456,119 392,330
1985 37,201,885 386,972
1984 36,904,134 382,193
1983 36,571,808 378,746
1982 36,230,481 376,555
1981 35,898,587 375,459
1980 35,574,150 375,377
1979 35,247,217 377,602
1978 34,965,600 381,502
1977 34,689,050 385,067
1976 34,356,300 388,289
1975 34,015,199 391,170
1974 33,678,899 393,676
1973 33,357,200 395,772
1972 33,055,650 397,413
1971 32,783,500 391,932
1970 32,664,300 379,442
1969 32,548,300 366,906
1968 32,294,655 354,616
1967 31,987,155 342,679
1966 31,681,000 331,135
1965 31,444,950 320,000
1964 31,139,450 309,041
1963 30,712,000 297,034
1962 30,308,500 283,912
1961 29,964,000 272,791
1960 29,637,450 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K 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
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Suriname
2100 -1.03% -0.34%
2099 -1.03% -0.33%
2098 -1.03% -0.34%
2097 -1.03% -0.32%
2096 -1.03% -0.33%
2095 -1.03% -0.31%
2094 -1.04% -0.33%
2093 -1.05% -0.32%
2092 -1.06% -0.31%
2091 -1.07% -0.28%
2090 -1.08% -0.3%
2089 -1.09% -0.29%
2088 -1.11% -0.25%
2087 -1.12% -0.24%
2086 -1.13% -0.23%
2085 -1.14% -0.19%
2084 -1.16% -0.19%
2083 -1.17% -0.16%
2082 -1.18% -0.16%
2081 -1.19% -0.14%
2080 -1.2% -0.1%
2079 -1.2% -0.09%
2078 -1.21% -0.08%
2077 -1.2% -0.06%
2076 -1.2% -0.07%
2075 -1.2% -0.02%
2074 -1.2% -0.04%
2073 -1.18% -0.01%
2072 -1.17% 0%
2071 -1.15% 0.02%
2070 -1.14% 0.01%
2069 -1.12% 0.04%
2068 -1.1% 0.06%
2067 -1.08% 0.05%
2066 -1.06% 0.09%
2065 -1.04% 0.11%
2064 -1.01% 0.07%
2063 -0.99% 0.1%
2062 -0.97% 0.09%
2061 -0.94% 0.13%
2060 -0.92% 0.12%
2059 -0.9% 0.11%
2058 -0.88% 0.19%
2057 -0.86% 0.16%
2056 -0.85% 0.21%
2055 -0.83% 0.22%
2054 -0.81% 0.2%
2053 -0.79% 0.23%
2052 -0.78% 0.23%
2051 -0.76% 0.26%
2050 -0.75% 0.25%
2049 -0.73% 0.3%
2048 -0.72% 0.34%
2047 -0.71% 0.33%
2046 -0.69% 0.38%
2045 -0.68% 0.4%
2044 -0.67% 0.41%
2043 -0.66% 0.46%
2042 -0.64% 0.47%
2041 -0.63% 0.51%
2040 -0.62% 0.51%
2039 -0.6% 0.54%
2038 -0.59% 0.53%
2037 -0.58% 0.59%
2036 -0.56% 0.62%
2035 -0.54% 0.63%
2034 -0.53% 0.64%
2033 -0.51% 0.69%
2032 -0.5% 0.7%
2031 -0.47% 0.73%
2030 -0.46% 0.74%
2029 -0.43% 0.79%
2028 -0.4% 0.81%
2027 -0.38% 0.83%
2026 -1.18% 0.86%
2025 -0.34% 0.85%
2024 -0.35% 0.88%
2023 -0.36% 0.92%
2022 -0.43% 0.85%
2021 -1.42% 0.91%
2020 -1.18% 1.08%
2019 -0.02% 1.04%
2018 -0% 0.98%
2017 0.01% 1.01%
2016 -0.04% 1.05%
2015 -0.07% 1.09%
2014 -0.07% 1.12%
2013 -0.06% 1.14%
2012 -0% 1.14%
2011 0.05% 1.15%
2010 -0.29% 1.17%
2009 0.07% 1.18%
2008 0.01% 1.17%
2007 -0.05% 1.15%
2006 -0.06% 1.09%
2005 -0.04% 1.05%
2004 -0.06% 1.48%
2003 -0.07% 1.99%
2002 -0.05% 2.05%
2001 -0.03% 2.08%
2000 -1.04% 2.08%
1999 -0.008% 2.08%
1998 0.04% 2.08%
1997 0.07% 2.1%
1996 0.08% 2.15%
1995 0.14% 1.71%
1994 0.21% 0.72%
1993 0.25% 0.42%
1992 0.31% 0.62%
1991 0.36% 0.61%
1990 0.39% 1%
1989 0.36% 1.54%
1988 0.42% 1.34%
1987 0.57% 1.17%
1986 0.68% 1.38%
1985 0.81% 1.25%
1984 0.91% 0.91%
1983 0.94% 0.58%
1982 0.92% 0.29%
1981 0.91% 0.02%
1980 0.93% -0.59%
1979 0.81% -1.02%
1978 0.8% -0.93%
1977 0.97% -0.83%
1976 1% -0.74%
1975 1% -0.64%
1974 0.96% -0.53%
1973 0.91% -0.41%
1972 0.83% 1.4%
1971 0.36% 3.29%
1970 0.36% 3.42%
1969 0.79% 3.47%
1968 0.96% 3.48%
1967 0.97% 3.49%
1966 0.75% 3.48%
1965 0.98% 3.55%
1964 1.39% 4.04%
1963 1.33% 4.62%
1962 1.15% 4.08%
1961 1.1% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Poland declined by 0.34%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Poland Suriname
Current population
36007074
648096
Population rank 47/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.008%
One net population change
4.27 minutes
1.62 hours
One birth every
2.08 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
1.28 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -338 +15
Annual growth/decline -123,372 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -330,820 -967
Net migration rank 191/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - -967
2024 -157,205 -238,062 6,541 -1,166
2023 -135,743 -7,824 6,697 -988
2022 -143,605 967,744 6,719 -988
2021 -184,907 2,251 5,291 -486
2020 -120,050 3,920 6,640 -296
2019 -34,169 7,696 6,564 191
2018 -26,582 -223 6,613 -851
2017 0 -21,535 6,772 -935
2016 -3,797 -5,675 6,979 -906
2015 -26,590 3,887 7,150 -967
2014 0 5,525 7,284 -959
2013 -19,020 12,402 7,350 -968
2012 0 4,635 7,405 -1,011
2011 11,419 45,951 7,401 -1,060
2010 38,043 119,623 7,489 -1,138
2009 30,521 -8,283 7,559 -1,204
2008 34,313 -42,288 7,552 -1,255
2007 11,436 -51,235 7,468 -1,312
2006 3,814 -68,882 7,278 -1,403
2005 -3,817 -41,942 7,037 -1,534
2004 -7,637 -38,216 6,948 -1,676
2003 -15,281 -19,039 7,396 2,345
2002 -3,823 -16,462 7,916 2,076
2001 3,825 -16,648 8,349 1,641
2000 11,478 -15,921 8,323 1,516
1999 0 -53,035 8,236 1,380
1998 19,332 -39,509 8,173 1,241
1997 34,785 -44,230 8,106 1,164
1996 42,487 -45,349 8,031 1,165
1995 46,314 -52,989 7,968 1,275
1994 96,357 -41,845 7,929 -2,713
1993 103,846 -48,805 8,127 -7,291
1992 118,928 -46,893 8,355 -5,662
1991 141,511 -55,342 8,637 -6,174
1990 160,066 -50,339 9,047 -6,471
1989 182,215 -49,192 9,441 -3,846
1988 215,599 -101,671 9,347 -2,573
1987 226,008 -32,310 9,319 -5,467
1986 258,448 -22,520 9,222 -3,920
1985 297,615 -27,277 9,177 -3,763
1984 332,137 -18,402 9,031 -4,894
1983 373,032 -26,724 8,797 -6,036
1982 369,551 -34,980 8,197 -6,566
1981 351,806 -16,155 7,541 -6,991
1980 348,627 -42,420 7,002 -7,390
1979 366,571 -22,162 7,312 -11,375
1978 339,166 -62,936 7,650 -11,389
1977 353,828 -33,496 7,998 -11,390
1976 367,612 -25,716 8,327 -11,381
1975 350,356 -31,346 8,587 -11,287
1974 346,893 -18,273 8,751 -11,061
1973 320,229 -29,335 8,877 -10,765
1972 314,028 -15,004 8,893 -10,285
1971 278,660 -31,767 8,814 3,552
1970 280,913 -66,859 8,823 3,791
1969 270,151 -26,744 8,880 3,575
1968 280,963 -11,905 8,980 3,147
1967 275,089 -25,479 9,104 2,637
1966 297,801 -17,158 9,243 2,103
1965 314,450 -21,658 9,270 1,657
1964 326,965 -23,273 9,174 1,820
1963 359,330 -13,770 8,838 4,181
1962 360,671 -31,021 8,529 4,703
1961 398,521 -20,044 8,361 660
1960 444,562 -6,306 8,170 544

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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