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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.48 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 1.07% 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 -0.36% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Poland vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Uganda
2100 18,350,017 122,497,526
2099 18,541,227 122,436,109
2098 18,733,999 122,364,302
2097 18,928,169 122,266,255
2096 19,125,003 122,146,810
2095 19,323,203 121,976,411
2094 19,525,085 121,799,752
2093 19,730,030 121,584,860
2092 19,938,529 121,336,796
2091 20,151,135 121,070,447
2090 20,368,308 120,767,412
2089 20,589,970 120,427,771
2088 20,817,398 120,064,594
2087 21,050,137 119,668,549
2086 21,288,179 119,256,686
2085 21,531,674 118,815,763
2084 21,780,998 118,339,179
2083 22,036,816 117,821,938
2082 22,298,479 117,274,958
2081 22,565,373 116,707,394
2080 22,836,875 116,096,095
2079 23,113,773 115,474,153
2078 23,393,434 114,805,376
2077 23,679,569 114,118,687
2076 23,968,050 113,390,189
2075 24,259,763 112,637,851
2074 24,554,480 111,863,410
2073 24,852,006 111,070,771
2072 25,149,886 110,240,940
2071 25,447,869 109,392,890
2070 25,745,140 108,505,633
2069 26,042,079 107,607,659
2068 26,337,963 106,677,578
2067 26,632,110 105,722,829
2066 26,923,643 104,739,111
2065 27,211,946 103,737,893
2064 27,497,263 102,701,560
2063 27,778,871 101,646,533
2062 28,055,433 100,561,859
2061 28,328,948 99,450,764
2060 28,597,687 98,334,788
2059 28,864,377 97,187,498
2058 29,125,961 96,014,439
2057 29,384,759 94,821,765
2056 29,641,101 93,613,209
2055 29,893,868 92,385,049
2054 30,142,942 91,132,827
2053 30,389,214 89,857,705
2052 30,630,763 88,568,311
2051 30,871,146 87,270,603
2050 31,107,894 85,957,376
2049 31,341,718 84,632,277
2048 31,572,273 83,284,965
2047 31,800,868 81,928,165
2046 32,026,873 80,569,225
2045 32,250,757 79,208,662
2044 32,471,522 77,834,944
2043 32,690,423 76,453,982
2042 32,906,811 75,075,287
2041 33,118,473 73,701,695
2040 33,328,426 72,333,375
2039 33,535,096 70,963,211
2038 33,738,091 69,580,447
2037 33,936,906 68,186,136
2036 34,133,190 66,804,746
2035 34,323,827 65,411,934
2034 34,511,159 64,023,352
2033 34,693,880 62,634,483
2032 34,872,593 61,235,174
2031 35,046,775 59,825,075
2030 35,213,577 58,415,479
2029 35,374,919 57,006,283
2028 35,527,083 55,596,520
2027 35,671,012 54,191,271
2026 35,806,942 52,792,624
2025 36,233,346 51,400,003
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% 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 31,107,894 people with a rank change from 47th to 62nd. The population of Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 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 18.4M 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 -0.89% 2.77%
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 (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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Poland Uganda
Current population
35806942
53170946
Population rank 47/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.64%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.29 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -351 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 22/197
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 - -238,062 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 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 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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

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