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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 2.88 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Poland vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Tunisia
2100 18,350,017 10,722,837
2099 18,541,227 10,798,417
2098 18,733,999 10,872,527
2097 18,928,169 10,944,510
2096 19,125,003 11,017,262
2095 19,323,203 11,088,773
2094 19,525,085 11,159,761
2093 19,730,030 11,228,741
2092 19,938,529 11,296,441
2091 20,151,135 11,362,922
2090 20,368,308 11,428,150
2089 20,589,970 11,492,395
2088 20,817,398 11,554,451
2087 21,050,137 11,616,399
2086 21,288,179 11,677,706
2085 21,531,674 11,736,824
2084 21,780,998 11,795,185
2083 22,036,816 11,853,617
2082 22,298,479 11,911,196
2081 22,565,373 11,966,771
2080 22,836,875 12,023,486
2079 23,113,773 12,080,879
2078 23,393,434 12,138,513
2077 23,679,569 12,194,072
2076 23,968,050 12,247,445
2075 24,259,763 12,301,960
2074 24,554,480 12,355,470
2073 24,852,006 12,410,281
2072 25,149,886 12,463,568
2071 25,447,869 12,517,952
2070 25,745,140 12,571,557
2069 26,042,079 12,625,027
2068 26,337,963 12,677,388
2067 26,632,110 12,728,611
2066 26,923,643 12,778,160
2065 27,211,946 12,827,417
2064 27,497,263 12,873,288
2063 27,778,871 12,917,720
2062 28,055,433 12,960,075
2061 28,328,948 12,999,502
2060 28,597,687 13,037,172
2059 28,864,377 13,069,268
2058 29,125,961 13,098,461
2057 29,384,759 13,124,682
2056 29,641,101 13,147,057
2055 29,893,868 13,164,337
2054 30,142,942 13,177,456
2053 30,389,214 13,184,564
2052 30,630,763 13,188,052
2051 30,871,146 13,187,435
2050 31,107,894 13,181,992
2049 31,341,718 13,173,401
2048 31,572,273 13,160,968
2047 31,800,868 13,144,429
2046 32,026,873 13,125,908
2045 32,250,757 13,104,999
2044 32,471,522 13,081,801
2043 32,690,423 13,057,259
2042 32,906,811 13,031,516
2041 33,118,473 13,006,019
2040 33,328,426 12,979,703
2039 33,535,096 12,952,741
2038 33,738,091 12,925,306
2037 33,936,906 12,896,316
2036 34,133,190 12,865,989
2035 34,323,827 12,835,689
2034 34,511,159 12,803,284
2033 34,693,880 12,766,519
2032 34,872,593 12,728,299
2031 35,046,775 12,687,827
2030 35,213,577 12,644,489
2029 35,374,919 12,596,686
2028 35,527,083 12,542,752
2027 35,671,012 12,484,560
2026 35,806,942 12,420,467
2025 36,233,346 12,351,028
2024 36,559,233 12,277,109
2023 36,687,353 12,200,431
2022 36,821,749 12,119,334
2021 36,981,559 12,048,622
2020 37,515,748 11,974,057
2019 37,965,475 11,875,081
2018 37,974,750 11,765,514
2017 37,974,826 11,650,498
2016 37,970,087 11,528,674
2015 37,986,412 11,402,264
2014 38,011,735 11,274,288
2013 38,040,196 11,141,361
2012 38,063,164 11,009,647
2011 38,063,255 10,886,035
2010 38,042,794 10,765,980
2009 38,151,603 10,650,681
2008 38,125,759 10,542,635
2007 38,120,560 10,441,702
2006 38,141,267 10,346,410
2005 38,165,445 10,255,472
2004 38,182,222 10,166,163
2003 38,204,570 10,071,632
2002 38,230,364 9,971,515
2001 38,248,076 9,869,677
2000 38,258,629 9,764,935
1999 38,660,271 9,655,963
1998 38,663,481 9,541,667
1997 38,649,660 9,421,270
1996 38,624,370 9,294,432
1995 38,594,998 9,161,258
1994 38,542,652 9,018,448
1993 38,461,408 8,857,910
1992 38,363,667 8,682,512
1991 38,246,193 8,501,827
1990 38,110,782 8,324,509
1989 37,961,529 8,151,660
1988 37,824,487 7,974,440
1987 37,668,045 7,789,987
1986 37,456,119 7,600,301
1985 37,201,885 7,409,903
1984 36,904,134 7,220,044
1983 36,571,808 7,053,800
1982 36,230,481 6,908,642
1981 35,898,587 6,758,284
1980 35,574,150 6,606,195
1979 35,247,217 6,456,419
1978 34,965,600 6,309,390
1977 34,689,050 6,155,931
1976 34,356,300 5,996,994
1975 34,015,199 5,839,262
1974 33,678,899 5,684,674
1973 33,357,200 5,537,242
1972 33,055,650 5,396,557
1971 32,783,500 5,261,658
1970 32,664,300 5,131,396
1969 32,548,300 5,004,697
1968 32,294,655 4,879,899
1967 31,987,155 4,760,970
1966 31,681,000 4,652,287
1965 31,444,950 4,561,385
1964 31,139,450 4,489,869
1963 30,712,000 4,427,131
1962 30,308,500 4,369,136
1961 29,964,000 4,316,278
1960 29,637,450 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Tunisia
2100 -1.03% -0.7%
2099 -1.03% -0.68%
2098 -1.03% -0.66%
2097 -1.03% -0.66%
2096 -1.03% -0.64%
2095 -1.03% -0.64%
2094 -1.04% -0.61%
2093 -1.05% -0.6%
2092 -1.06% -0.59%
2091 -1.07% -0.57%
2090 -1.08% -0.56%
2089 -1.09% -0.54%
2088 -1.11% -0.53%
2087 -1.12% -0.52%
2086 -1.13% -0.5%
2085 -1.14% -0.49%
2084 -1.16% -0.49%
2083 -1.17% -0.48%
2082 -1.18% -0.46%
2081 -1.19% -0.47%
2080 -1.2% -0.48%
2079 -1.2% -0.47%
2078 -1.21% -0.46%
2077 -1.2% -0.44%
2076 -1.2% -0.44%
2075 -1.2% -0.43%
2074 -1.2% -0.44%
2073 -1.18% -0.43%
2072 -1.17% -0.43%
2071 -1.15% -0.43%
2070 -1.14% -0.42%
2069 -1.12% -0.41%
2068 -1.1% -0.4%
2067 -1.08% -0.39%
2066 -1.06% -0.38%
2065 -1.04% -0.36%
2064 -1.01% -0.34%
2063 -0.99% -0.33%
2062 -0.97% -0.3%
2061 -0.94% -0.29%
2060 -0.92% -0.25%
2059 -0.9% -0.22%
2058 -0.88% -0.2%
2057 -0.86% -0.17%
2056 -0.85% -0.13%
2055 -0.83% -0.1%
2054 -0.81% -0.05%
2053 -0.79% -0.03%
2052 -0.78% 0.005%
2051 -0.76% 0.04%
2050 -0.75% 0.07%
2049 -0.73% 0.09%
2048 -0.72% 0.13%
2047 -0.71% 0.14%
2046 -0.69% 0.16%
2045 -0.68% 0.18%
2044 -0.67% 0.19%
2043 -0.66% 0.2%
2042 -0.64% 0.2%
2041 -0.63% 0.2%
2040 -0.62% 0.21%
2039 -0.6% 0.21%
2038 -0.59% 0.22%
2037 -0.58% 0.24%
2036 -0.56% 0.24%
2035 -0.54% 0.25%
2034 -0.53% 0.29%
2033 -0.51% 0.3%
2032 -0.5% 0.32%
2031 -0.47% 0.34%
2030 -0.46% 0.38%
2029 -0.43% 0.43%
2028 -0.4% 0.47%
2027 -0.38% 0.52%
2026 -1.18% 0.56%
2025 -0.89% 0.6%
2024 -0.35% 0.63%
2023 -0.36% 0.67%
2022 -0.43% 0.59%
2021 -1.42% 0.62%
2020 -1.18% 0.83%
2019 -0.02% 0.93%
2018 -0% 0.99%
2017 0.01% 1.06%
2016 -0.04% 1.11%
2015 -0.07% 1.14%
2014 -0.07% 1.19%
2013 -0.06% 1.2%
2012 -0% 1.14%
2011 0.05% 1.12%
2010 -0.29% 1.08%
2009 0.07% 1.02%
2008 0.01% 0.97%
2007 -0.05% 0.92%
2006 -0.06% 0.89%
2005 -0.04% 0.88%
2004 -0.06% 0.94%
2003 -0.07% 1%
2002 -0.05% 1.03%
2001 -0.03% 1.07%
2000 -1.04% 1.13%
1999 -0.008% 1.2%
1998 0.04% 1.28%
1997 0.07% 1.36%
1996 0.08% 1.45%
1995 0.14% 1.58%
1994 0.21% 1.81%
1993 0.25% 2.02%
1992 0.31% 2.13%
1991 0.36% 2.13%
1990 0.39% 2.12%
1989 0.36% 2.22%
1988 0.42% 2.37%
1987 0.57% 2.5%
1986 0.68% 2.57%
1985 0.81% 2.63%
1984 0.91% 2.36%
1983 0.94% 2.1%
1982 0.92% 2.22%
1981 0.91% 2.3%
1980 0.93% 2.32%
1979 0.81% 2.33%
1978 0.8% 2.49%
1977 0.97% 2.65%
1976 1% 2.7%
1975 1% 2.72%
1974 0.96% 2.66%
1973 0.91% 2.61%
1972 0.83% 2.56%
1971 0.36% 2.54%
1970 0.36% 2.53%
1969 0.79% 2.56%
1968 0.96% 2.5%
1967 0.97% 2.34%
1966 0.75% 1.99%
1965 0.98% 1.59%
1964 1.39% 1.42%
1963 1.33% 1.33%
1962 1.15% 1.22%
1961 1.1% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Poland Tunisia
Current population
35806942
12437803
Population rank 47/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.15%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
1.29 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -351 +210
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 124/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 -14,523
Net migration rank 191/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - -14,523
2024 - -238,062 - -15,221
2023 -135,743 -7,824 93,663 -14,001
2022 -143,605 967,744 96,531 -14,001
2021 -184,907 2,251 68,087 -9,190
2020 -120,050 3,920 109,431 -19,188
2019 -34,169 7,696 127,312 -19,612
2018 -26,582 -223 132,445 -21,012
2017 0 -21,535 140,971 -22,365
2016 -3,797 -5,675 148,870 -23,827
2015 -26,590 3,887 153,007 -25,229
2014 0 5,525 154,762 -26,586
2013 -19,020 12,402 154,687 -17,020
2012 0 4,635 151,812 -26,059
2011 11,419 45,951 143,401 -21,935
2010 38,043 119,623 132,809 -14,168
2009 30,521 -8,283 125,465 -13,512
2008 34,313 -42,288 121,873 -17,742
2007 11,436 -51,235 118,920 -21,190
2006 3,814 -68,882 116,945 -24,098
2005 -3,817 -41,942 115,374 -26,361
2004 -7,637 -38,216 113,322 -23,735
2003 -15,281 -19,039 111,926 -12,459
2002 -3,823 -16,462 109,099 -8,334
2001 3,825 -16,648 110,146 -7,235
2000 11,478 -15,921 112,501 -5,937
1999 0 -53,035 114,829 -3,452
1998 19,332 -39,509 121,332 -4,111
1997 34,785 -44,230 128,327 -4,756
1996 42,487 -45,349 135,615 -5,506
1995 46,314 -52,989 144,345 -8,095
1994 96,357 -41,845 153,647 -4,271
1993 103,846 -48,805 160,922 10,771
1992 118,928 -46,893 163,978 15,124
1991 141,511 -55,342 166,245 16,021
1990 160,066 -50,339 168,180 4,183
1989 182,215 -49,192 169,221 4,100
1988 215,599 -101,671 177,176 3,934
1987 226,008 -32,310 184,101 3,711
1986 258,448 -22,520 188,107 3,464
1985 297,615 -27,277 186,344 2,887
1984 332,137 -18,402 182,386 8,109
1983 373,032 -26,724 179,878 -37,895
1982 369,551 -34,980 177,898 -29,559
1981 351,806 -16,155 176,628 -24,242
1980 348,627 -42,420 171,094 -19,321
1979 366,571 -22,162 171,463 -23,688
1978 339,166 -62,936 173,255 -26,968
1977 353,828 -33,496 174,539 -13,910
1976 367,612 -25,716 172,744 -15,499
1975 350,356 -31,346 166,991 -8,765
1974 346,893 -18,273 160,200 -9,254
1973 320,229 -29,335 153,525 -9,606
1972 314,028 -15,004 147,239 -9,790
1971 278,660 -31,767 142,296 -9,949
1970 280,913 -66,859 138,235 -10,054
1969 270,151 -26,744 135,257 -10,049
1968 280,963 -11,905 134,246 -9,848
1967 275,089 -25,479 132,626 -19,155
1966 297,801 -17,158 131,274 -27,393
1965 314,450 -21,658 127,673 -49,751
1964 326,965 -23,273 124,711 -59,602
1963 359,330 -13,770 120,865 -60,505
1962 360,671 -31,021 116,887 -61,260
1961 398,521 -20,044 111,459 -61,369
1960 444,562 -6,306 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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