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

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The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,435,861 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,007,074 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.39 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.38% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 36M (5.6% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Poland vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Turkey
2100 18,452,579 64,394,191
2099 18,644,857 65,045,868
2098 18,838,707 65,690,351
2097 19,033,962 66,342,622
2096 19,231,896 66,990,674
2095 19,431,204 67,642,188
2094 19,634,214 68,296,562
2093 19,840,304 68,963,773
2092 20,049,969 69,625,957
2091 20,263,764 70,290,255
2090 20,482,150 70,960,483
2089 20,705,051 71,623,547
2088 20,933,750 72,281,102
2087 21,167,790 72,928,397
2086 21,407,163 73,576,610
2085 21,652,018 74,223,570
2084 21,902,736 74,853,312
2083 22,159,983 75,483,067
2082 22,423,109 76,111,533
2081 22,691,495 76,726,689
2080 22,964,515 77,339,541
2079 23,242,960 77,938,889
2078 23,524,184 78,532,577
2077 23,811,918 79,120,573
2076 24,102,012 79,705,459
2075 24,395,355 80,277,544
2074 24,691,719 80,848,141
2073 24,990,908 81,396,237
2072 25,290,453 81,938,080
2071 25,590,102 82,465,112
2070 25,889,034 82,981,973
2069 26,187,633 83,480,362
2068 26,485,171 83,963,140
2067 26,780,961 84,428,242
2066 27,074,124 84,886,666
2065 27,364,039 85,336,225
2064 27,650,950 85,771,285
2063 27,934,132 86,187,013
2062 28,212,240 86,587,114
2061 28,487,283 86,962,577
2060 28,757,525 87,319,314
2059 29,025,705 87,663,392
2058 29,288,751 87,973,789
2057 29,548,996 88,264,809
2056 29,806,770 88,534,755
2055 30,060,951 88,764,080
2054 30,311,416 88,972,362
2053 30,559,065 89,151,673
2052 30,801,964 89,310,785
2051 31,043,690 89,437,110
2050 31,281,762 89,541,520
2049 31,516,893 89,614,107
2048 31,748,736 89,651,068
2047 31,978,608 89,659,415
2046 32,205,877 89,634,354
2045 32,431,013 89,608,012
2044 32,653,012 89,557,421
2043 32,873,136 89,493,042
2042 33,090,733 89,404,193
2041 33,303,578 89,303,546
2040 33,514,705 89,187,952
2039 33,722,530 89,051,669
2038 33,926,660 88,901,719
2037 34,126,585 88,727,471
2036 34,323,967 88,537,927
2035 34,515,669 88,343,153
2034 34,704,048 88,139,515
2033 34,887,791 87,918,397
2032 35,067,502 87,687,495
2031 35,242,658 87,437,150
2030 35,410,392 87,166,904
2029 35,572,635 86,903,490
2028 35,725,650 86,627,469
2027 35,870,384 86,350,539
2026 36,007,074 86,093,293
2025 36,435,861 85,878,556
2024 36,559,233 85,518,661
2023 36,687,353 85,325,965
2022 36,821,749 84,979,913
2021 36,981,559 84,147,318
2020 37,515,748 83,384,680
2019 37,965,475 82,579,440
2018 37,974,750 81,407,204
2017 37,974,826 80,312,698
2016 37,970,087 79,277,962
2015 37,986,412 78,218,479
2014 38,011,735 77,181,884
2013 38,040,196 76,147,624
2012 38,063,164 75,175,827
2011 38,063,255 74,223,629
2010 38,042,794 73,142,150
2009 38,151,603 72,039,206
2008 38,125,759 71,051,678
2007 38,120,560 70,158,112
2006 38,141,267 70,045,349
2005 38,165,445 69,329,557
2004 38,182,222 68,592,617
2003 38,204,570 67,831,730
2002 38,230,364 67,048,795
2001 38,248,076 66,245,128
2000 38,258,629 65,425,961
1999 38,660,271 64,591,923
1998 38,663,481 63,734,383
1997 38,649,660 62,852,966
1996 38,624,370 61,951,134
1995 38,594,998 61,024,503
1994 38,542,652 60,033,836
1993 38,461,408 58,999,167
1992 38,363,667 57,990,118
1991 38,246,193 57,009,887
1990 38,110,782 56,015,628
1989 37,961,529 54,976,723
1988 37,824,487 53,909,626
1987 37,668,045 52,843,670
1986 37,456,119 51,777,772
1985 37,201,885 50,687,115
1984 36,904,134 49,574,069
1983 36,571,808 48,447,410
1982 36,230,481 47,322,096
1981 35,898,587 46,321,190
1980 35,574,150 45,408,815
1979 35,247,217 44,510,429
1978 34,965,600 43,645,306
1977 34,689,050 42,773,298
1976 34,356,300 41,899,984
1975 34,015,199 41,053,126
1974 33,678,899 40,210,234
1973 33,357,200 39,329,533
1972 33,055,650 38,430,221
1971 32,783,500 37,518,611
1970 32,664,300 36,638,465
1969 32,548,300 35,787,774
1968 32,294,655 34,921,684
1967 31,987,155 34,050,421
1966 31,681,000 33,177,672
1965 31,444,950 32,345,220
1964 31,139,450 31,543,072
1963 30,712,000 30,726,841
1962 30,308,500 29,916,147
1961 29,964,000 29,119,238
1960 29,637,450 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Turkey
2100 -1.03% -1%
2099 -1.03% -0.98%
2098 -1.03% -0.98%
2097 -1.03% -0.97%
2096 -1.03% -0.96%
2095 -1.03% -0.96%
2094 -1.04% -0.97%
2093 -1.05% -0.95%
2092 -1.06% -0.95%
2091 -1.07% -0.94%
2090 -1.08% -0.93%
2089 -1.09% -0.91%
2088 -1.11% -0.89%
2087 -1.12% -0.88%
2086 -1.13% -0.87%
2085 -1.14% -0.84%
2084 -1.16% -0.83%
2083 -1.17% -0.83%
2082 -1.18% -0.8%
2081 -1.19% -0.79%
2080 -1.2% -0.77%
2079 -1.2% -0.76%
2078 -1.21% -0.74%
2077 -1.2% -0.73%
2076 -1.2% -0.71%
2075 -1.2% -0.71%
2074 -1.2% -0.67%
2073 -1.18% -0.66%
2072 -1.17% -0.64%
2071 -1.15% -0.62%
2070 -1.14% -0.6%
2069 -1.12% -0.57%
2068 -1.1% -0.55%
2067 -1.08% -0.54%
2066 -1.06% -0.53%
2065 -1.04% -0.51%
2064 -1.01% -0.48%
2063 -0.99% -0.46%
2062 -0.97% -0.43%
2061 -0.94% -0.41%
2060 -0.92% -0.39%
2059 -0.9% -0.35%
2058 -0.88% -0.33%
2057 -0.86% -0.3%
2056 -0.85% -0.26%
2055 -0.83% -0.23%
2054 -0.81% -0.2%
2053 -0.79% -0.18%
2052 -0.78% -0.14%
2051 -0.76% -0.12%
2050 -0.75% -0.08%
2049 -0.73% -0.04%
2048 -0.72% -0.009%
2047 -0.71% 0.03%
2046 -0.69% 0.03%
2045 -0.68% 0.06%
2044 -0.67% 0.07%
2043 -0.66% 0.1%
2042 -0.64% 0.11%
2041 -0.63% 0.13%
2040 -0.62% 0.15%
2039 -0.6% 0.17%
2038 -0.59% 0.2%
2037 -0.58% 0.21%
2036 -0.56% 0.22%
2035 -0.54% 0.23%
2034 -0.53% 0.25%
2033 -0.51% 0.26%
2032 -0.5% 0.29%
2031 -0.47% 0.31%
2030 -0.46% 0.3%
2029 -0.43% 0.32%
2028 -0.4% 0.32%
2027 -0.38% 0.3%
2026 -1.18% 0.25%
2025 -0.34% 0.42%
2024 -0.35% 0.23%
2023 -0.36% 0.41%
2022 -0.43% 0.99%
2021 -1.42% 0.91%
2020 -1.18% 0.98%
2019 -0.02% 1.44%
2018 -0% 1.36%
2017 0.01% 1.31%
2016 -0.04% 1.35%
2015 -0.07% 1.34%
2014 -0.07% 1.36%
2013 -0.06% 1.29%
2012 -0% 1.28%
2011 0.05% 1.48%
2010 -0.29% 1.53%
2009 0.07% 1.39%
2008 0.01% 1.27%
2007 -0.05% 0.16%
2006 -0.06% 1.03%
2005 -0.04% 1.07%
2004 -0.06% 1.12%
2003 -0.07% 1.17%
2002 -0.05% 1.21%
2001 -0.03% 1.25%
2000 -1.04% 1.29%
1999 -0.008% 1.35%
1998 0.04% 1.4%
1997 0.07% 1.46%
1996 0.08% 1.52%
1995 0.14% 1.65%
1994 0.21% 1.75%
1993 0.25% 1.74%
1992 0.31% 1.72%
1991 0.36% 1.77%
1990 0.39% 1.89%
1989 0.36% 1.98%
1988 0.42% 2.02%
1987 0.57% 2.06%
1986 0.68% 2.15%
1985 0.81% 2.25%
1984 0.91% 2.33%
1983 0.94% 2.38%
1982 0.92% 2.16%
1981 0.91% 2.01%
1980 0.93% 2.02%
1979 0.81% 1.98%
1978 0.8% 2.04%
1977 0.97% 2.08%
1976 1% 2.06%
1975 1% 2.1%
1974 0.96% 2.24%
1973 0.91% 2.34%
1972 0.83% 2.43%
1971 0.36% 2.4%
1970 0.36% 2.38%
1969 0.79% 2.48%
1968 0.96% 2.56%
1967 0.97% 2.63%
1966 0.75% 2.57%
1965 0.98% 2.54%
1964 1.39% 2.66%
1963 1.33% 2.71%
1962 1.15% 2.74%
1961 1.1% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Poland declined by 0.34%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Poland Turkey
Current population
36007074
86225430
Population rank 47/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 1.04%
One net population change
4.27 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
2.08 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
1.28 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -338 +986
Annual growth/decline -123,372 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 138/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 -258,205
Net migration rank 191/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - -258,205
2024 -157,205 -238,062 453,249 -275,952
2023 -135,743 -7,824 426,630 -318,070
2022 -143,605 967,744 535,373 -301,544
2021 -184,907 2,251 521,713 20,283
2020 -120,050 3,920 608,708 37,934
2019 -34,169 7,696 751,472 -15,690
2018 -26,582 -223 830,353 187,570
2017 0 -21,535 875,408 659,846
2016 -3,797 -5,675 895,841 352,063
2015 -26,590 3,887 930,799 1,063,140
2014 0 5,525 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -19,020 12,402 921,386 438,618
2012 0 4,635 917,145 258,623
2011 11,419 45,951 875,839 68,849
2010 38,043 119,623 892,334 55,532
2009 30,521 -8,283 900,491 24,276
2008 34,313 -42,288 868,749 47,915
2007 11,436 -51,235 876,626 -186,402
2006 3,814 -68,882 897,351 -190,194
2005 -3,817 -41,942 898,650 -174,177
2004 -7,637 -38,216 896,025 -146,574
2003 -15,281 -19,039 893,683 -121,383
2002 -3,823 -16,462 922,927 -129,444
2001 3,825 -16,648 980,560 -166,759
2000 11,478 -15,921 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 0 -53,035 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 19,332 -39,509 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 34,785 -44,230 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 42,487 -45,349 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 46,314 -52,989 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 96,357 -41,845 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 103,846 -48,805 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 118,928 -46,893 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 141,511 -55,342 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 160,066 -50,339 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 182,215 -49,192 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 215,599 -101,671 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 226,008 -32,310 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 258,448 -22,520 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 297,615 -27,277 1,098,846 8,960
1984 332,137 -18,402 1,096,529 21,787
1983 373,032 -26,724 1,095,106 39,871
1982 369,551 -34,980 1,091,863 23,728
1981 351,806 -16,155 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 348,627 -42,420 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 366,571 -22,162 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 339,166 -62,936 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 353,828 -33,496 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 367,612 -25,716 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 350,356 -31,346 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 346,893 -18,273 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 320,229 -29,335 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 314,028 -15,004 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 278,660 -31,767 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 280,913 -66,859 991,950 -150,924
1969 270,151 -26,744 970,958 -110,578
1968 280,963 -11,905 950,778 -78,973
1967 275,089 -25,479 936,727 -65,993
1966 297,801 -17,158 925,790 -50,999
1965 314,450 -21,658 904,016 -113,911
1964 326,965 -23,273 884,152 -69,978
1963 359,330 -13,770 862,626 -44,317
1962 360,671 -31,021 837,473 -34,353
1961 398,521 -20,044 816,911 -26,187
1960 444,562 -6,306 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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