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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,554,707 in 2024 vs 23,410,331 people in Taiwan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,176,920 people compared to 23,308,308 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 1.55 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Poland is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.44% for Poland vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2005, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.2M people to 36.2M (5.21% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.7M to 23.3M (2.55% growth).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.1% of the population in Poland and 39.5% in Taiwan.

Poland vs Taiwan: live population counter

Poland Taiwan
Current population
36176920
23308308
Population rank 46/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.28%
One net population change
3.96 minutes
7.75 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
1.29 minutes
2.6 minutes
One migration net change every
2.21 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -238,062 +47,029
Daily growth/decline -363 +186
Annual growth/decline -132,646 +67,790
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.29%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 150/197

Poland and Taiwan: population history and growth rate by year chart

Poland
Population

Growth rate
Taiwan
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Poland Taiwan Poland Taiwan
1960 29,637,450 - - -
1961 29,964,000 11,030,385 1.1% -
1962 30,308,500 11,392,513 1.15% 3.28%
1963 30,712,000 11,762,101 1.33% 3.24%
1964 31,139,450 12,137,143 1.39% 3.19%
1965 31,444,950 12,511,863 0.98% 3.09%
1966 31,681,000 12,874,153 0.75% 2.9%
1967 31,987,155 13,210,344 0.97% 2.61%
1968 32,294,655 13,548,537 0.96% 2.56%
1969 32,548,300 14,068,984 0.79% 3.84%
1970 32,664,300 14,582,944 0.36% 3.65%
1971 32,783,500 14,913,564 0.36% 2.27%
1972 33,055,650 15,220,495 0.83% 2.06%
1973 33,357,200 15,505,121 0.91% 1.87%
1974 33,678,899 15,784,817 0.96% 1.8%
1975 34,015,199 16,075,128 1% 1.84%
1976 34,356,300 16,401,413 1% 2.03%
1977 34,689,050 16,730,895 0.97% 2.01%
1978 34,965,600 17,042,272 0.8% 1.86%
1979 35,247,217 17,372,779 0.81% 1.94%
1980 35,574,150 17,704,538 0.93% 1.91%
1981 35,898,587 18,029,982 0.91% 1.84%
1982 36,230,481 18,354,855 0.92% 1.8%
1983 36,571,808 18,653,146 0.94% 1.63%
1984 36,904,134 18,929,866 0.91% 1.48%
1985 37,201,885 19,191,510 0.81% 1.38%
1986 37,456,119 19,411,454 0.68% 1.15%
1987 37,668,045 19,617,046 0.57% 1.06%
1988 37,824,487 19,839,704 0.42% 1.14%
1989 37,961,529 20,055,492 0.36% 1.09%
1990 38,110,782 20,278,946 0.39% 1.11%
1991 38,246,193 20,503,568 0.36% 1.11%
1992 38,363,667 20,704,227 0.31% 0.98%
1993 38,461,408 20,899,019 0.25% 0.94%
1994 38,542,652 21,086,645 0.21% 0.9%
1995 38,594,998 21,267,653 0.14% 0.86%
1996 38,624,370 21,441,432 0.08% 0.82%
1997 38,649,660 21,634,124 0.07% 0.9%
1998 38,663,481 21,835,703 0.04% 0.93%
1999 38,660,271 22,010,489 -0.008% 0.8%
2000 38,258,629 22,184,530 -1.04% 0.79%
2001 38,248,076 22,341,120 -0.03% 0.71%
2002 38,230,364 22,463,172 -0.05% 0.55%
2003 38,204,570 22,562,663 -0.07% 0.44%
2004 38,182,222 22,646,836 -0.06% 0.37%
2005 38,165,445 22,729,753 -0.04% 0.37%
2006 38,141,267 22,823,455 -0.06% 0.41%
2007 38,120,560 22,917,444 -0.05% 0.41%
2008 38,125,759 22,997,696 0.01% 0.35%
2009 38,151,603 23,078,402 0.07% 0.35%
2010 38,042,794 23,140,948 -0.29% 0.27%
2011 38,063,255 23,193,518 0.05% 0.23%
2012 38,063,164 23,270,367 -0% 0.33%
2013 38,040,196 23,344,670 -0.06% 0.32%
2014 38,011,735 23,403,635 -0.07% 0.25%
2015 37,986,412 23,462,914 -0.07% 0.25%
2016 37,970,087 23,515,945 -0.04% 0.23%
2017 37,974,826 23,555,522 0.01% 0.17%
2018 37,974,750 23,580,080 -0% 0.1%
2019 37,965,475 23,596,027 -0.02% 0.07%
2020 37,515,748 23,582,179 -1.18% -0.06%
2021 36,981,559 23,468,275 -1.42% -0.48%
2022 36,821,749 23,319,977 -0.43% -0.63%
2023 36,687,353 23,342,541 -0.36% 0.1%
2024 36,554,707 23,410,331 -0.36% 0.29%
2025 36,176,920 23,308,308 -1.03% -0.44%
2026 35,894,534 23,205,944 -0.78% -0.44%
2027 35,753,988 23,102,120 -0.39% -0.45%
2028 35,605,295 22,996,693 -0.42% -0.46%
2029 35,447,860 22,890,335 -0.44% -0.46%
2030 35,283,068 22,781,040 -0.46% -0.48%
2031 35,111,838 22,667,327 -0.49% -0.5%
2032 34,934,626 22,549,689 -0.5% -0.52%
2033 34,753,118 22,428,721 -0.52% -0.54%
2034 34,567,292 22,302,402 -0.53% -0.56%
2035 34,377,478 22,170,689 -0.55% -0.59%
2036 34,183,187 22,034,775 -0.57% -0.61%
2037 33,984,777 21,893,029 -0.58% -0.64%
2038 33,782,992 21,746,001 -0.59% -0.67%
2039 33,577,269 21,594,236 -0.61% -0.7%
2040 33,368,049 21,436,947 -0.62% -0.73%
2041 33,156,329 21,274,187 -0.63% -0.76%
2042 32,941,367 21,105,682 -0.65% -0.79%
2043 32,722,775 20,932,105 -0.66% -0.82%
2044 32,501,991 20,754,623 -0.67% -0.85%
2045 32,278,695 20,571,741 -0.69% -0.88%
2046 32,052,771 20,384,903 -0.7% -0.91%
2047 31,824,481 20,194,425 -0.71% -0.93%
2048 31,593,911 19,999,753 -0.72% -0.96%
2049 31,360,713 19,801,293 -0.74% -0.99%
2050 31,124,396 19,598,997 -0.75% -1.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Poland decreased by 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline), while Taiwan gained 733,161 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Poland lost -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline), while Taiwan's population decreased by -154,606 (a 0.66% decline).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2005 and is 46th in 2025. Taiwan was ranked 48th in 2005 and ranked 60th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Poland's population will shrink by 14% to 31,124,396 people with a rank change from 46th to 61st. The population of Taiwan will decrease by 15.9% to 19,598,997 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

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