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

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The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,435,861 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,007,074 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 4.62 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.38% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 36M (5.6% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Poland vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Turkmenistan
2100 18,452,579 10,041,228
2099 18,644,857 10,070,007
2098 18,838,707 10,097,571
2097 19,033,962 10,123,813
2096 19,231,896 10,148,560
2095 19,431,204 10,172,371
2094 19,634,214 10,194,567
2093 19,840,304 10,215,533
2092 20,049,969 10,235,132
2091 20,263,764 10,253,189
2090 20,482,150 10,270,414
2089 20,705,051 10,285,963
2088 20,933,750 10,300,439
2087 21,167,790 10,313,629
2086 21,407,163 10,325,212
2085 21,652,018 10,335,299
2084 21,902,736 10,343,821
2083 22,159,983 10,350,710
2082 22,423,109 10,356,526
2081 22,691,495 10,360,689
2080 22,964,515 10,363,394
2079 23,242,960 10,364,229
2078 23,524,184 10,363,113
2077 23,811,918 10,360,467
2076 24,102,012 10,356,079
2075 24,395,355 10,349,863
2074 24,691,719 10,342,496
2073 24,990,908 10,333,532
2072 25,290,453 10,322,776
2071 25,590,102 10,310,748
2070 25,889,034 10,297,702
2069 26,187,633 10,283,723
2068 26,485,171 10,268,779
2067 26,780,961 10,252,681
2066 27,074,124 10,235,535
2065 27,364,039 10,217,603
2064 27,650,950 10,198,228
2063 27,934,132 10,177,447
2062 28,212,240 10,155,121
2061 28,487,283 10,131,160
2060 28,757,525 10,105,616
2059 29,025,705 10,077,893
2058 29,288,751 10,047,185
2057 29,548,996 10,013,846
2056 29,806,770 9,977,699
2055 30,060,951 9,938,273
2054 30,311,416 9,895,840
2053 30,559,065 9,849,324
2052 30,801,964 9,799,331
2051 31,043,690 9,745,673
2050 31,281,762 9,688,197
2049 31,516,893 9,627,119
2048 31,748,736 9,562,502
2047 31,978,608 9,494,734
2046 32,205,877 9,423,990
2045 32,431,013 9,350,870
2044 32,653,012 9,275,707
2043 32,873,136 9,199,229
2042 33,090,733 9,121,705
2041 33,303,578 9,043,208
2040 33,514,705 8,964,374
2039 33,722,530 8,885,167
2038 33,926,660 8,805,836
2037 34,126,585 8,726,399
2036 34,323,967 8,646,796
2035 34,515,669 8,567,354
2034 34,704,048 8,487,651
2033 34,887,791 8,407,327
2032 35,067,502 8,326,172
2031 35,242,658 8,243,436
2030 35,410,392 8,158,380
2029 35,572,635 8,065,431
2028 35,725,650 7,964,546
2027 35,870,384 7,856,302
2026 36,007,074 7,740,924
2025 36,435,861 7,618,847
2024 36,559,233 7,494,498
2023 36,687,353 7,364,438
2022 36,821,749 7,230,193
2021 36,981,559 7,092,043
2020 37,515,748 6,949,912
2019 37,965,475 6,803,944
2018 37,974,750 6,655,524
2017 37,974,826 6,507,061
2016 37,970,087 6,360,041
2015 37,986,412 6,215,770
2014 38,011,735 6,075,283
2013 38,040,196 5,939,341
2012 38,063,164 5,808,546
2011 38,063,255 5,683,417
2010 38,042,794 5,564,356
2009 38,151,603 5,451,592
2008 38,125,759 5,345,029
2007 38,120,560 5,244,046
2006 38,141,267 5,147,105
2005 38,165,445 5,052,257
2004 38,182,222 4,958,093
2003 38,204,570 4,863,865
2002 38,230,364 4,769,465
2001 38,248,076 4,675,409
2000 38,258,629 4,582,677
1999 38,660,271 4,492,170
1998 38,663,481 4,410,507
1997 38,649,660 4,336,730
1996 38,624,370 4,263,819
1995 38,594,998 4,191,203
1994 38,542,652 4,116,662
1993 38,461,408 4,032,407
1992 38,363,667 3,944,689
1991 38,246,193 3,855,894
1990 38,110,782 3,760,562
1989 37,961,529 3,662,459
1988 37,824,487 3,559,363
1987 37,668,045 3,452,731
1986 37,456,119 3,347,809
1985 37,201,885 3,247,534
1984 36,904,134 3,154,079
1983 36,571,808 3,067,534
1982 36,230,481 2,985,557
1981 35,898,587 2,907,187
1980 35,574,150 2,832,203
1979 35,247,217 2,760,358
1978 34,965,600 2,691,088
1977 34,689,050 2,623,948
1976 34,356,300 2,558,521
1975 34,015,199 2,494,570
1974 33,678,899 2,432,028
1973 33,357,200 2,370,919
1972 33,055,650 2,311,430
1971 32,783,500 2,253,119
1970 32,664,300 2,195,616
1969 32,548,300 2,139,024
1968 32,294,655 2,083,069
1967 31,987,155 2,027,403
1966 31,681,000 1,971,737
1965 31,444,950 1,915,916
1964 31,139,450 1,859,997
1963 30,712,000 1,804,272
1962 30,308,500 1,749,214
1961 29,964,000 1,695,400
1960 29,637,450 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Turkmenistan
2100 -1.03% -0.29%
2099 -1.03% -0.27%
2098 -1.03% -0.26%
2097 -1.03% -0.24%
2096 -1.03% -0.23%
2095 -1.03% -0.22%
2094 -1.04% -0.21%
2093 -1.05% -0.19%
2092 -1.06% -0.18%
2091 -1.07% -0.17%
2090 -1.08% -0.15%
2089 -1.09% -0.14%
2088 -1.11% -0.13%
2087 -1.12% -0.11%
2086 -1.13% -0.1%
2085 -1.14% -0.08%
2084 -1.16% -0.07%
2083 -1.17% -0.06%
2082 -1.18% -0.04%
2081 -1.19% -0.03%
2080 -1.2% -0.008%
2079 -1.2% 0.01%
2078 -1.21% 0.03%
2077 -1.2% 0.04%
2076 -1.2% 0.06%
2075 -1.2% 0.07%
2074 -1.2% 0.09%
2073 -1.18% 0.1%
2072 -1.17% 0.12%
2071 -1.15% 0.13%
2070 -1.14% 0.14%
2069 -1.12% 0.15%
2068 -1.1% 0.16%
2067 -1.08% 0.17%
2066 -1.06% 0.18%
2065 -1.04% 0.19%
2064 -1.01% 0.2%
2063 -0.99% 0.22%
2062 -0.97% 0.24%
2061 -0.94% 0.25%
2060 -0.92% 0.28%
2059 -0.9% 0.31%
2058 -0.88% 0.33%
2057 -0.86% 0.36%
2056 -0.85% 0.4%
2055 -0.83% 0.43%
2054 -0.81% 0.47%
2053 -0.79% 0.51%
2052 -0.78% 0.55%
2051 -0.76% 0.59%
2050 -0.75% 0.63%
2049 -0.73% 0.68%
2048 -0.72% 0.71%
2047 -0.71% 0.75%
2046 -0.69% 0.78%
2045 -0.68% 0.81%
2044 -0.67% 0.83%
2043 -0.66% 0.85%
2042 -0.64% 0.87%
2041 -0.63% 0.88%
2040 -0.62% 0.89%
2039 -0.6% 0.9%
2038 -0.59% 0.91%
2037 -0.58% 0.92%
2036 -0.56% 0.93%
2035 -0.54% 0.94%
2034 -0.53% 0.96%
2033 -0.51% 0.97%
2032 -0.5% 1%
2031 -0.47% 1.04%
2030 -0.46% 1.15%
2029 -0.43% 1.27%
2028 -0.4% 1.38%
2027 -0.38% 1.49%
2026 -1.18% 1.6%
2025 -0.34% 1.66%
2024 -0.35% 1.77%
2023 -0.36% 1.86%
2022 -0.43% 1.95%
2021 -1.42% 2.05%
2020 -1.18% 2.15%
2019 -0.02% 2.23%
2018 -0% 2.28%
2017 0.01% 2.31%
2016 -0.04% 2.32%
2015 -0.07% 2.31%
2014 -0.07% 2.29%
2013 -0.06% 2.25%
2012 -0% 2.2%
2011 0.05% 2.14%
2010 -0.29% 2.07%
2009 0.07% 1.99%
2008 0.01% 1.93%
2007 -0.05% 1.88%
2006 -0.06% 1.88%
2005 -0.04% 1.9%
2004 -0.06% 1.94%
2003 -0.07% 1.98%
2002 -0.05% 2.01%
2001 -0.03% 2.02%
2000 -1.04% 2.01%
1999 -0.008% 1.85%
1998 0.04% 1.7%
1997 0.07% 1.71%
1996 0.08% 1.73%
1995 0.14% 1.81%
1994 0.21% 2.09%
1993 0.25% 2.22%
1992 0.31% 2.3%
1991 0.36% 2.54%
1990 0.39% 2.68%
1989 0.36% 2.9%
1988 0.42% 3.09%
1987 0.57% 3.13%
1986 0.68% 3.09%
1985 0.81% 2.96%
1984 0.91% 2.82%
1983 0.94% 2.75%
1982 0.92% 2.7%
1981 0.91% 2.65%
1980 0.93% 2.6%
1979 0.81% 2.57%
1978 0.8% 2.56%
1977 0.97% 2.56%
1976 1% 2.56%
1975 1% 2.57%
1974 0.96% 2.58%
1973 0.91% 2.57%
1972 0.83% 2.59%
1971 0.36% 2.62%
1970 0.36% 2.65%
1969 0.79% 2.69%
1968 0.96% 2.75%
1967 0.97% 2.82%
1966 0.75% 2.91%
1965 0.98% 3.01%
1964 1.39% 3.09%
1963 1.33% 3.15%
1962 1.15% 3.17%
1961 1.1% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Poland declined by 0.34%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Poland Turkmenistan
Current population
36007074
7800189
Population rank 47/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.09%
One net population change
4.27 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
2.08 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
1.28 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -338 +341
Annual growth/decline -123,372 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 +13,268
Net migration rank 191/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - 13,268
2024 -157,205 -238,062 112,942 14,646
2023 -135,743 -7,824 117,529 15,005
2022 -143,605 967,744 121,814 14,141
2021 -184,907 2,251 122,721 17,617
2020 -120,050 3,920 124,014 19,913
2019 -34,169 7,696 128,275 19,735
2018 -26,582 -223 129,537 19,293
2017 0 -21,535 131,417 16,678
2016 -3,797 -5,675 132,581 13,365
2015 -26,590 3,887 132,663 9,936
2014 0 5,525 129,677 8,696
2013 -19,020 12,402 126,217 7,287
2012 0 4,635 120,957 7,125
2011 11,419 45,951 115,197 6,992
2010 38,043 119,623 109,318 6,621
2009 30,521 -8,283 102,931 6,656
2008 34,313 -42,288 96,815 6,734
2007 11,436 -51,235 92,038 6,388
2006 3,814 -68,882 87,840 7,613
2005 -3,817 -41,942 83,968 10,263
2004 -7,637 -38,216 79,850 14,242
2003 -15,281 -19,039 76,737 17,625
2002 -3,823 -16,462 75,639 18,803
2001 3,825 -16,648 76,682 16,982
2000 11,478 -15,921 76,875 14,925
1999 0 -53,035 76,362 12,859
1998 19,332 -39,509 77,342 -3,239
1997 34,785 -44,230 79,045 -5,600
1996 42,487 -45,349 80,996 -8,627
1995 46,314 -52,989 86,289 -13,423
1994 96,357 -41,845 89,319 -13,094
1993 103,846 -48,805 92,596 -312
1992 118,928 -46,893 96,668 -13,517
1991 141,511 -55,342 99,297 -4,864
1990 160,066 -50,339 101,099 -4,864
1989 182,215 -49,192 103,553 -3,576
1988 215,599 -101,671 104,802 1,408
1987 226,008 -32,310 103,885 3,161
1986 258,448 -22,520 100,930 1,878
1985 297,615 -27,277 95,890 1,861
1984 332,137 -18,402 90,591 -1,427
1983 373,032 -26,724 85,183 -1,264
1982 369,551 -34,980 80,989 -961
1981 351,806 -16,155 77,829 -1,102
1980 348,627 -42,420 74,394 -1,152
1979 366,571 -22,162 71,135 -677
1978 339,166 -62,936 68,437 -350
1977 353,828 -33,496 66,318 -132
1976 367,612 -25,716 64,513 160
1975 350,356 -31,346 62,681 550
1974 346,893 -18,273 60,925 924
1973 320,229 -29,335 59,169 1,194
1972 314,028 -15,004 57,326 1,293
1971 278,660 -31,767 56,666 1,348
1970 280,913 -66,859 55,617 1,376
1969 270,151 -26,744 54,791 1,397
1968 280,963 -11,905 54,324 1,401
1967 275,089 -25,479 54,209 1,397
1966 297,801 -17,158 54,353 1,377
1965 314,450 -21,658 54,558 1,366
1964 326,965 -23,273 54,574 1,340
1963 359,330 -13,770 54,203 1,332
1962 360,671 -31,021 53,248 1,337
1961 398,521 -20,044 51,659 1,372
1960 444,562 -6,306 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/poland/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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