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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 2.04 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Poland vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Tanzania
2100 18,350,017 265,496,854
2099 18,541,227 263,162,785
2098 18,733,999 260,809,535
2097 18,928,169 258,412,520
2096 19,125,003 255,996,677
2095 19,323,203 253,567,416
2094 19,525,085 251,119,386
2093 19,730,030 248,628,881
2092 19,938,529 246,107,108
2091 20,151,135 243,557,182
2090 20,368,308 241,002,065
2089 20,589,970 238,416,591
2088 20,817,398 235,797,530
2087 21,050,137 233,167,455
2086 21,288,179 230,496,041
2085 21,531,674 227,800,292
2084 21,780,998 225,111,530
2083 22,036,816 222,421,279
2082 22,298,479 219,718,263
2081 22,565,373 216,995,478
2080 22,836,875 214,255,926
2079 23,113,773 211,486,253
2078 23,393,434 208,708,063
2077 23,679,569 205,918,120
2076 23,968,050 203,106,125
2075 24,259,763 200,297,474
2074 24,554,480 197,468,017
2073 24,852,006 194,642,633
2072 25,149,886 191,824,103
2071 25,447,869 188,992,017
2070 25,745,140 186,152,377
2069 26,042,079 183,311,218
2068 26,337,963 180,475,586
2067 26,632,110 177,639,469
2066 26,923,643 174,803,090
2065 27,211,946 171,913,445
2064 27,497,263 169,064,549
2063 27,778,871 166,217,933
2062 28,055,433 163,370,044
2061 28,328,948 160,537,159
2060 28,597,687 157,722,273
2059 28,864,377 154,920,005
2058 29,125,961 152,120,539
2057 29,384,759 149,325,489
2056 29,641,101 146,519,472
2055 29,893,868 143,736,540
2054 30,142,942 140,983,905
2053 30,389,214 138,262,668
2052 30,630,763 135,553,723
2051 30,871,146 132,851,383
2050 31,107,894 130,157,751
2049 31,341,718 127,495,278
2048 31,572,273 124,821,109
2047 31,800,868 122,158,290
2046 32,026,873 119,522,516
2045 32,250,757 116,914,785
2044 32,471,522 114,329,740
2043 32,690,423 111,776,234
2042 32,906,811 109,241,835
2041 33,118,473 106,748,632
2040 33,328,426 104,272,418
2039 33,535,096 101,814,304
2038 33,738,091 99,380,232
2037 33,936,906 96,983,729
2036 34,133,190 94,601,865
2035 34,323,827 92,257,269
2034 34,511,159 89,929,444
2033 34,693,880 87,654,982
2032 34,872,593 85,409,993
2031 35,046,775 83,180,507
2030 35,213,577 80,997,163
2029 35,374,919 78,838,461
2028 35,527,083 76,730,649
2027 35,671,012 74,647,063
2026 35,806,942 72,589,279
2025 36,233,346 70,552,589
2024 36,559,233 68,560,157
2023 36,687,353 66,617,606
2022 36,821,749 64,711,821
2021 36,981,559 62,830,412
2020 37,515,748 60,972,798
2019 37,965,475 59,174,891
2018 37,974,750 57,437,145
2017 37,974,826 55,652,890
2016 37,970,087 53,824,013
2015 37,986,412 52,020,962
2014 38,011,735 50,351,512
2013 38,040,196 48,824,128
2012 38,063,164 47,374,260
2011 38,063,255 46,029,367
2010 38,042,794 44,758,488
2009 38,151,603 43,633,982
2008 38,125,759 42,570,728
2007 38,120,560 41,435,512
2006 38,141,267 40,294,902
2005 38,165,445 39,182,076
2004 38,182,222 38,109,668
2003 38,204,570 37,089,555
2002 38,230,364 36,121,304
2001 38,248,076 35,198,299
2000 38,258,629 34,260,139
1999 38,660,271 33,300,330
1998 38,663,481 32,420,458
1997 38,649,660 31,578,089
1996 38,624,370 30,945,762
1995 38,594,998 30,383,497
1994 38,542,652 29,442,356
1993 38,461,408 28,332,692
1992 38,363,667 27,457,588
1991 38,246,193 26,780,436
1990 38,110,782 26,110,207
1989 37,961,529 25,438,759
1988 37,824,487 24,769,686
1987 37,668,045 24,030,378
1986 37,456,119 23,258,959
1985 37,201,885 22,501,693
1984 36,904,134 21,779,066
1983 36,571,808 21,079,874
1982 36,230,481 20,398,571
1981 35,898,587 19,784,703
1980 35,574,150 19,189,769
1979 35,247,217 18,592,038
1978 34,965,600 17,976,566
1977 34,689,050 17,352,929
1976 34,356,300 16,736,211
1975 34,015,199 16,138,361
1974 33,678,899 15,561,630
1973 33,357,200 15,010,101
1972 33,055,650 14,479,308
1971 32,783,500 13,971,451
1970 32,664,300 13,492,677
1969 32,548,300 13,036,700
1968 32,294,655 12,602,076
1967 31,987,155 12,200,109
1966 31,681,000 11,827,459
1965 31,444,950 11,470,728
1964 31,139,450 11,127,826
1963 30,712,000 10,799,528
1962 30,308,500 10,487,756
1961 29,964,000 10,187,886
1960 29,637,450 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Tanzania
2100 -1.03% 0.89%
2099 -1.03% 0.9%
2098 -1.03% 0.93%
2097 -1.03% 0.94%
2096 -1.03% 0.96%
2095 -1.03% 0.97%
2094 -1.04% 1%
2093 -1.05% 1.02%
2092 -1.06% 1.05%
2091 -1.07% 1.06%
2090 -1.08% 1.08%
2089 -1.09% 1.11%
2088 -1.11% 1.13%
2087 -1.12% 1.16%
2086 -1.13% 1.18%
2085 -1.14% 1.19%
2084 -1.16% 1.21%
2083 -1.17% 1.23%
2082 -1.18% 1.25%
2081 -1.19% 1.28%
2080 -1.2% 1.31%
2079 -1.2% 1.33%
2078 -1.21% 1.35%
2077 -1.2% 1.38%
2076 -1.2% 1.4%
2075 -1.2% 1.43%
2074 -1.2% 1.45%
2073 -1.18% 1.47%
2072 -1.17% 1.5%
2071 -1.15% 1.53%
2070 -1.14% 1.55%
2069 -1.12% 1.57%
2068 -1.1% 1.6%
2067 -1.08% 1.62%
2066 -1.06% 1.68%
2065 -1.04% 1.69%
2064 -1.01% 1.71%
2063 -0.99% 1.74%
2062 -0.97% 1.76%
2061 -0.94% 1.78%
2060 -0.92% 1.81%
2059 -0.9% 1.84%
2058 -0.88% 1.87%
2057 -0.86% 1.92%
2056 -0.85% 1.94%
2055 -0.83% 1.95%
2054 -0.81% 1.97%
2053 -0.79% 2%
2052 -0.78% 2.03%
2051 -0.76% 2.07%
2050 -0.75% 2.09%
2049 -0.73% 2.14%
2048 -0.72% 2.18%
2047 -0.71% 2.21%
2046 -0.69% 2.23%
2045 -0.68% 2.26%
2044 -0.67% 2.28%
2043 -0.66% 2.32%
2042 -0.64% 2.34%
2041 -0.63% 2.37%
2040 -0.62% 2.41%
2039 -0.6% 2.45%
2038 -0.59% 2.47%
2037 -0.58% 2.52%
2036 -0.56% 2.54%
2035 -0.54% 2.59%
2034 -0.53% 2.59%
2033 -0.51% 2.63%
2032 -0.5% 2.68%
2031 -0.47% 2.7%
2030 -0.46% 2.74%
2029 -0.43% 2.75%
2028 -0.4% 2.79%
2027 -0.38% 2.83%
2026 -1.18% 2.89%
2025 -0.89% 2.91%
2024 -0.35% 2.92%
2023 -0.36% 2.95%
2022 -0.43% 2.99%
2021 -1.42% 3.05%
2020 -1.18% 3.04%
2019 -0.02% 3.03%
2018 -0% 3.21%
2017 0.01% 3.4%
2016 -0.04% 3.47%
2015 -0.07% 3.32%
2014 -0.07% 3.13%
2013 -0.06% 3.06%
2012 -0% 2.92%
2011 0.05% 2.84%
2010 -0.29% 2.58%
2009 0.07% 2.5%
2008 0.01% 2.74%
2007 -0.05% 2.83%
2006 -0.06% 2.84%
2005 -0.04% 2.81%
2004 -0.06% 2.75%
2003 -0.07% 2.68%
2002 -0.05% 2.62%
2001 -0.03% 2.74%
2000 -1.04% 2.88%
1999 -0.008% 2.71%
1998 0.04% 2.67%
1997 0.07% 2.04%
1996 0.08% 1.85%
1995 0.14% 3.2%
1994 0.21% 3.92%
1993 0.25% 3.19%
1992 0.31% 2.53%
1991 0.36% 2.57%
1990 0.39% 2.64%
1989 0.36% 2.7%
1988 0.42% 3.08%
1987 0.57% 3.32%
1986 0.68% 3.37%
1985 0.81% 3.32%
1984 0.91% 3.32%
1983 0.94% 3.34%
1982 0.92% 3.1%
1981 0.91% 3.1%
1980 0.93% 3.21%
1979 0.81% 3.42%
1978 0.8% 3.59%
1977 0.97% 3.68%
1976 1% 3.7%
1975 1% 3.71%
1974 0.96% 3.67%
1973 0.91% 3.67%
1972 0.83% 3.63%
1971 0.36% 3.55%
1970 0.36% 3.5%
1969 0.79% 3.45%
1968 0.96% 3.29%
1967 0.97% 3.15%
1966 0.75% 3.11%
1965 0.98% 3.08%
1964 1.39% 3.04%
1963 1.33% 2.97%
1962 1.15% 2.94%
1961 1.1% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Poland declined by 0.35%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Poland Tanzania
Current population
35806942
73145892
Population rank 47/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.88%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
1.29 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -351 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 -12,730
Net migration rank 191/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - -12,730
2024 - -238,062 - -29,865
2023 -135,743 -7,824 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -143,605 967,744 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -184,907 2,251 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -120,050 3,920 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -34,169 7,696 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -26,582 -223 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 0 -21,535 1,726,909 119,142
2016 -3,797 -5,675 1,659,502 152,194
2015 -26,590 3,887 1,592,882 201,495
2014 0 5,525 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 -19,020 12,402 1,509,008 1,241
2012 0 4,635 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 11,419 45,951 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 38,043 119,623 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 30,521 -8,283 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 34,313 -42,288 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 11,436 -51,235 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 3,814 -68,882 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 -3,817 -41,942 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 -7,637 -38,216 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 -15,281 -19,039 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 -3,823 -16,462 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 3,825 -16,648 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 11,478 -15,921 985,185 -9,701
1999 0 -53,035 948,659 -4,489
1998 19,332 -39,509 920,806 -105,184
1997 34,785 -44,230 882,544 -13,400
1996 42,487 -45,349 868,524 -473,007
1995 46,314 -52,989 838,980 -109,971
1994 96,357 -41,845 803,953 349,348
1993 103,846 -48,805 778,044 288,004
1992 118,928 -46,893 767,961 -83,825
1991 141,511 -55,342 762,011 -91,851
1990 160,066 -50,339 750,825 -80,529
1989 182,215 -49,192 743,854 -71,268
1988 215,599 -101,671 736,551 -71,012
1987 226,008 -32,310 718,580 94,498
1986 258,448 -22,520 705,677 24,101
1985 297,615 -27,277 697,867 86,864
1984 332,137 -18,402 687,435 -26,938
1983 373,032 -26,724 679,720 58,161
1982 369,551 -34,980 662,627 -37,883
1981 351,806 -16,155 645,496 -42,485
1980 348,627 -42,420 629,444 -42,588
1979 366,571 -22,162 613,388 -4,792
1978 339,166 -62,936 595,024 27,307
1977 353,828 -33,496 574,938 49,997
1976 367,612 -25,716 553,617 54,875
1975 350,356 -31,346 533,906 53,290
1974 346,893 -18,273 515,152 51,127
1973 320,229 -29,335 488,429 48,363
1972 314,028 -15,004 467,305 57,489
1971 278,660 -31,767 449,014 41,900
1970 280,913 -66,859 427,988 38,635
1969 270,151 -26,744 408,322 37,006
1968 280,963 -11,905 389,467 34,455
1967 275,089 -25,479 374,763 5,265
1966 297,801 -17,158 360,229 5,049
1965 314,450 -21,658 343,456 4,742
1964 326,965 -23,273 328,527 9,090
1963 359,330 -13,770 314,644 4,333
1962 360,671 -31,021 300,663 3,916
1961 398,521 -20,044 286,839 8,338
1960 444,562 -6,306 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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

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