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

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The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,435,861 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 36,007,074 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.49 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.38% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 36M (5.6% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Poland vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Uganda
2100 18,452,579 122,461,518
2099 18,644,857 122,400,118
2098 18,838,707 122,328,333
2097 19,033,962 122,230,315
2096 19,231,896 122,110,905
2095 19,431,204 121,940,556
2094 19,634,214 121,763,948
2093 19,840,304 121,549,120
2092 20,049,969 121,301,128
2091 20,263,764 121,034,858
2090 20,482,150 120,731,912
2089 20,705,051 120,392,371
2088 20,933,750 120,029,300
2087 21,167,790 119,633,372
2086 21,407,163 119,221,630
2085 21,652,018 118,780,837
2084 21,902,736 118,304,392
2083 22,159,983 117,787,304
2082 22,423,109 117,240,484
2081 22,691,495 116,673,088
2080 22,964,515 116,061,969
2079 23,242,960 115,440,209
2078 23,524,184 114,771,629
2077 23,811,918 114,085,142
2076 24,102,012 113,356,858
2075 24,395,355 112,604,741
2074 24,691,719 111,830,528
2073 24,990,908 111,038,122
2072 25,290,453 110,208,535
2071 25,590,102 109,360,734
2070 25,889,034 108,473,738
2069 26,187,633 107,576,028
2068 26,485,171 106,646,220
2067 26,780,961 105,691,752
2066 27,074,124 104,708,323
2065 27,364,039 103,707,399
2064 27,650,950 102,671,371
2063 27,934,132 101,616,654
2062 28,212,240 100,532,299
2061 28,487,283 99,421,530
2060 28,757,525 98,305,883
2059 29,025,705 97,158,930
2058 29,288,751 95,986,215
2057 29,548,996 94,793,892
2056 29,806,770 93,585,691
2055 30,060,951 92,357,892
2054 30,311,416 91,106,039
2053 30,559,065 89,831,291
2052 30,801,964 88,542,276
2051 31,043,690 87,244,950
2050 31,281,762 85,932,109
2049 31,516,893 84,607,399
2048 31,748,736 83,260,483
2047 31,978,608 81,904,082
2046 32,205,877 80,545,542
2045 32,431,013 79,185,378
2044 32,653,012 77,812,065
2043 32,873,136 76,431,508
2042 33,090,733 75,053,218
2041 33,303,578 73,680,031
2040 33,514,705 72,312,112
2039 33,722,530 70,942,351
2038 33,926,660 69,559,994
2037 34,126,585 68,166,092
2036 34,323,967 66,785,108
2035 34,515,669 65,392,706
2034 34,704,048 64,004,533
2033 34,887,791 62,616,072
2032 35,067,502 61,217,174
2031 35,242,658 59,807,490
2030 35,410,392 58,398,308
2029 35,572,635 56,989,526
2028 35,725,650 55,580,177
2027 35,870,384 54,175,341
2026 36,007,074 52,777,106
2025 36,435,861 51,384,894
2024 36,559,233 50,015,092
2023 36,687,353 48,656,601
2022 36,821,749 47,312,719
2021 36,981,559 45,910,930
2020 37,515,748 44,457,152
2019 37,965,475 42,999,637
2018 37,974,750 41,565,831
2017 37,974,826 40,177,388
2016 37,970,087 38,799,152
2015 37,986,412 37,531,446
2014 38,011,735 36,395,539
2013 38,040,196 35,337,042
2012 38,063,164 34,337,438
2011 38,063,255 33,354,543
2010 38,042,794 32,390,802
2009 38,151,603 31,451,151
2008 38,125,759 30,539,553
2007 38,120,560 29,653,430
2006 38,141,267 28,794,003
2005 38,165,445 27,963,289
2004 38,182,222 27,154,515
2003 38,204,570 26,352,124
2002 38,230,364 25,532,870
2001 38,248,076 24,745,676
2000 38,258,629 24,000,150
1999 38,660,271 23,257,281
1998 38,663,481 22,515,806
1997 38,649,660 21,856,046
1996 38,624,370 21,231,550
1995 38,594,998 20,665,667
1994 38,542,652 20,108,801
1993 38,461,408 19,445,161
1992 38,363,667 18,785,032
1991 38,246,193 18,155,901
1990 38,110,782 17,569,897
1989 37,961,529 17,010,698
1988 37,824,487 16,470,483
1987 37,668,045 15,954,170
1986 37,456,119 15,467,579
1985 37,201,885 15,023,681
1984 36,904,134 14,607,677
1983 36,571,808 14,221,881
1982 36,230,481 13,873,631
1981 35,898,587 13,556,452
1980 35,574,150 13,275,741
1979 35,247,217 13,002,163
1978 34,965,600 12,692,113
1977 34,689,050 12,359,669
1976 34,356,300 12,037,294
1975 34,015,199 11,725,240
1974 33,678,899 11,424,846
1973 33,357,200 11,144,236
1972 33,055,650 10,885,796
1971 32,783,500 10,618,206
1970 32,664,300 10,321,603
1969 32,548,300 10,014,858
1968 32,294,655 9,708,632
1967 31,987,155 9,408,924
1966 31,681,000 9,122,864
1965 31,444,950 8,849,203
1964 31,139,450 8,586,363
1963 30,712,000 8,333,663
1962 30,308,500 8,092,231
1961 29,964,000 7,862,217
1960 29,637,450 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Poland decreased by 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Uganda
2100 -1.03% 0.05%
2099 -1.03% 0.06%
2098 -1.03% 0.08%
2097 -1.03% 0.1%
2096 -1.03% 0.14%
2095 -1.03% 0.15%
2094 -1.04% 0.18%
2093 -1.05% 0.2%
2092 -1.06% 0.22%
2091 -1.07% 0.25%
2090 -1.08% 0.28%
2089 -1.09% 0.3%
2088 -1.11% 0.33%
2087 -1.12% 0.35%
2086 -1.13% 0.37%
2085 -1.14% 0.4%
2084 -1.16% 0.44%
2083 -1.17% 0.47%
2082 -1.18% 0.49%
2081 -1.19% 0.53%
2080 -1.2% 0.54%
2079 -1.2% 0.58%
2078 -1.21% 0.6%
2077 -1.2% 0.64%
2076 -1.2% 0.67%
2075 -1.2% 0.69%
2074 -1.2% 0.71%
2073 -1.18% 0.75%
2072 -1.17% 0.78%
2071 -1.15% 0.82%
2070 -1.14% 0.83%
2069 -1.12% 0.87%
2068 -1.1% 0.9%
2067 -1.08% 0.94%
2066 -1.06% 0.97%
2065 -1.04% 1.01%
2064 -1.01% 1.04%
2063 -0.99% 1.08%
2062 -0.97% 1.12%
2061 -0.94% 1.13%
2060 -0.92% 1.18%
2059 -0.9% 1.22%
2058 -0.88% 1.26%
2057 -0.86% 1.29%
2056 -0.85% 1.33%
2055 -0.83% 1.37%
2054 -0.81% 1.42%
2053 -0.79% 1.46%
2052 -0.78% 1.49%
2051 -0.76% 1.53%
2050 -0.75% 1.57%
2049 -0.73% 1.62%
2048 -0.72% 1.66%
2047 -0.71% 1.69%
2046 -0.69% 1.72%
2045 -0.68% 1.76%
2044 -0.67% 1.81%
2043 -0.66% 1.84%
2042 -0.64% 1.86%
2041 -0.63% 1.89%
2040 -0.62% 1.93%
2039 -0.6% 1.99%
2038 -0.59% 2.04%
2037 -0.58% 2.07%
2036 -0.56% 2.13%
2035 -0.54% 2.17%
2034 -0.53% 2.22%
2033 -0.51% 2.29%
2032 -0.5% 2.36%
2031 -0.47% 2.41%
2030 -0.46% 2.47%
2029 -0.43% 2.54%
2028 -0.4% 2.59%
2027 -0.38% 2.65%
2026 -1.18% 2.71%
2025 -0.34% 2.74%
2024 -0.35% 2.79%
2023 -0.36% 2.84%
2022 -0.43% 3.05%
2021 -1.42% 3.27%
2020 -1.18% 3.39%
2019 -0.02% 3.45%
2018 -0% 3.46%
2017 0.01% 3.55%
2016 -0.04% 3.38%
2015 -0.07% 3.12%
2014 -0.07% 3%
2013 -0.06% 2.91%
2012 -0% 2.95%
2011 0.05% 2.98%
2010 -0.29% 2.99%
2009 0.07% 2.98%
2008 0.01% 2.99%
2007 -0.05% 2.98%
2006 -0.06% 2.97%
2005 -0.04% 2.98%
2004 -0.06% 3.04%
2003 -0.07% 3.21%
2002 -0.05% 3.18%
2001 -0.03% 3.11%
2000 -1.04% 3.19%
1999 -0.008% 3.29%
1998 0.04% 3.02%
1997 0.07% 2.94%
1996 0.08% 2.74%
1995 0.14% 2.77%
1994 0.21% 3.41%
1993 0.25% 3.51%
1992 0.31% 3.47%
1991 0.36% 3.34%
1990 0.39% 3.29%
1989 0.36% 3.28%
1988 0.42% 3.24%
1987 0.57% 3.15%
1986 0.68% 2.95%
1985 0.81% 2.85%
1984 0.91% 2.71%
1983 0.94% 2.51%
1982 0.92% 2.34%
1981 0.91% 2.11%
1980 0.93% 2.1%
1979 0.81% 2.44%
1978 0.8% 2.69%
1977 0.97% 2.68%
1976 1% 2.66%
1975 1% 2.63%
1974 0.96% 2.52%
1973 0.91% 2.37%
1972 0.83% 2.52%
1971 0.36% 2.87%
1970 0.36% 3.06%
1969 0.79% 3.15%
1968 0.96% 3.19%
1967 0.97% 3.14%
1966 0.75% 3.09%
1965 0.98% 3.06%
1964 1.39% 3.03%
1963 1.33% 2.98%
1962 1.15% 2.93%
1961 1.1% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Poland declined by 0.34%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Poland Uganda
Current population
36007074
53495325
Population rank 47/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.64%
One net population change
4.27 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
2.08 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
1.28 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -338 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -123,372 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -330,820 -119,059
Net migration rank 191/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - -119,059
2024 -157,205 -238,062 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -135,743 -7,824 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -143,605 967,744 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -184,907 2,251 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -120,050 3,920 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -34,169 7,696 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -26,582 -223 1,332,600 60,724
2017 0 -21,535 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -3,797 -5,675 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -26,590 3,887 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 0 5,525 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -19,020 12,402 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 0 4,635 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 11,419 45,951 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 38,043 119,623 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 30,521 -8,283 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 34,313 -42,288 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 11,436 -51,235 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 3,814 -68,882 999,958 -156,232
2005 -3,817 -41,942 969,096 -151,386
2004 -7,637 -38,216 938,623 -138,770
2003 -15,281 -19,039 901,374 -96,429
2002 -3,823 -16,462 868,756 -35,149
2001 3,825 -16,648 836,751 -95,956
2000 11,478 -15,921 803,069 -52,824
1999 0 -53,035 775,166 -39,695
1998 19,332 -39,509 741,175 6,277
1997 34,785 -44,230 727,523 -155,461
1996 42,487 -45,349 699,707 -22,795
1995 46,314 -52,989 697,218 -242,378
1994 96,357 -41,845 675,092 -16,198
1993 103,846 -48,805 650,032 18,349
1992 118,928 -46,893 627,139 24,723
1991 141,511 -55,342 602,740 3,643
1990 160,066 -50,339 587,291 -21,688
1989 182,215 -49,192 565,367 -12,576
1988 215,599 -101,671 547,759 -20,113
1987 226,008 -32,310 527,397 -22,415
1986 258,448 -22,520 487,693 -19,485
1985 297,615 -27,277 462,534 -42,942
1984 332,137 -18,402 421,241 -8,818
1983 373,032 -26,724 404,940 -45,776
1982 369,551 -34,980 390,820 -53,497
1981 351,806 -16,155 380,028 -83,010
1980 348,627 -42,420 370,287 -105,900
1979 366,571 -22,162 381,626 -98,863
1978 339,166 -62,936 371,930 -34,606
1977 353,828 -33,496 365,216 -37,671
1976 367,612 -25,716 359,458 -42,259
1975 350,356 -31,346 354,278 -47,359
1974 346,893 -18,273 345,773 -51,910
1973 320,229 -29,335 340,780 -73,439
1972 314,028 -15,004 335,935 -86,409
1971 278,660 -31,767 328,294 -42,642
1970 280,913 -66,859 333,202 -25,646
1969 270,151 -26,744 320,486 -14,548
1968 280,963 -11,905 309,725 -3,214
1967 275,089 -25,479 296,692 -3,773
1966 297,801 -17,158 282,225 -3,021
1965 314,450 -21,658 271,830 -3,716
1964 326,965 -23,273 260,733 -3,169
1963 359,330 -13,770 250,885 -3,058
1962 360,671 -31,021 241,513 -6,470
1961 398,521 -20,044 232,894 -7,893
1960 444,562 -6,306 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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