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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.12 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Poland vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland Ukraine
2100 18,350,017 15,493,960
2099 18,541,227 15,751,557
2098 18,733,999 16,012,938
2097 18,928,169 16,278,602
2096 19,125,003 16,547,938
2095 19,323,203 16,820,897
2094 19,525,085 17,098,910
2093 19,730,030 17,381,822
2092 19,938,529 17,669,049
2091 20,151,135 17,960,681
2090 20,368,308 18,257,867
2089 20,589,970 18,559,027
2088 20,817,398 18,865,031
2087 21,050,137 19,176,483
2086 21,288,179 19,492,606
2085 21,531,674 19,812,584
2084 21,780,998 20,138,855
2083 22,036,816 20,468,747
2082 22,298,479 20,803,241
2081 22,565,373 21,140,953
2080 22,836,875 21,482,498
2079 23,113,773 21,827,152
2078 23,393,434 22,175,099
2077 23,679,569 22,525,846
2076 23,968,050 22,879,896
2075 24,259,763 23,236,521
2074 24,554,480 23,596,095
2073 24,852,006 23,957,807
2072 25,149,886 24,319,928
2071 25,447,869 24,685,370
2070 25,745,140 25,053,352
2069 26,042,079 25,423,272
2068 26,337,963 25,794,560
2067 26,632,110 26,168,072
2066 26,923,643 26,543,206
2065 27,211,946 26,920,121
2064 27,497,263 27,298,592
2063 27,778,871 27,677,528
2062 28,055,433 28,056,960
2061 28,328,948 28,437,884
2060 28,597,687 28,818,343
2059 28,864,377 29,198,891
2058 29,125,961 29,580,044
2057 29,384,759 29,958,884
2056 29,641,101 30,335,136
2055 29,893,868 30,710,041
2054 30,142,942 31,080,334
2053 30,389,214 31,447,868
2052 30,630,763 31,811,171
2051 30,871,146 32,170,929
2050 31,107,894 32,525,262
2049 31,341,718 32,875,483
2048 31,572,273 33,217,836
2047 31,800,868 33,556,749
2046 32,026,873 33,892,646
2045 32,250,757 34,221,999
2044 32,471,522 34,547,153
2043 32,690,423 34,869,270
2042 32,906,811 35,189,550
2041 33,118,473 35,507,946
2040 33,328,426 35,823,225
2039 33,535,096 36,141,658
2038 33,738,091 36,457,134
2037 33,936,906 36,772,578
2036 34,133,190 37,084,252
2035 34,323,827 37,396,243
2034 34,511,159 37,706,533
2033 34,693,880 38,015,585
2032 34,872,593 38,322,554
2031 35,046,775 38,630,259
2030 35,213,577 38,935,791
2029 35,374,919 39,238,099
2028 35,527,083 39,537,815
2027 35,671,012 39,830,895
2026 35,806,942 40,125,599
2025 36,233,346 38,707,520
2024 36,559,233 37,860,221
2023 36,687,353 37,732,836
2022 36,821,749 41,048,766
2021 36,981,559 44,298,640
2020 37,515,748 44,680,014
2019 37,965,475 44,957,458
2018 37,974,750 45,208,907
2017 37,974,826 45,436,041
2016 37,970,087 45,616,832
2015 37,986,412 45,784,896
2014 38,011,735 45,972,380
2013 38,040,196 46,126,770
2012 38,063,164 46,210,056
2011 38,063,255 46,307,853
2010 38,042,794 46,456,003
2009 38,151,603 46,623,731
2008 38,125,759 46,819,175
2007 38,120,560 47,062,798
2006 38,141,267 47,278,694
2005 38,165,445 47,585,556
2004 38,182,222 47,979,507
2003 38,204,570 48,315,136
2002 38,230,364 48,677,281
2001 38,248,076 49,106,855
2000 38,258,629 49,556,660
1999 38,660,271 49,976,446
1998 38,663,481 50,379,731
1997 38,649,660 50,786,885
1996 38,624,370 51,226,109
1995 38,594,998 51,665,539
1994 38,542,652 52,075,998
1993 38,461,408 52,350,126
1992 38,363,667 52,323,671
1991 38,246,193 52,170,961
1990 38,110,782 52,054,092
1989 37,961,529 51,917,817
1988 37,824,487 51,724,853
1987 37,668,045 51,515,732
1986 37,456,119 51,318,745
1985 37,201,885 51,108,770
1984 36,904,134 50,887,599
1983 36,571,808 50,637,029
1982 36,230,481 50,402,724
1981 35,898,587 50,189,281
1980 35,574,150 49,955,152
1979 35,247,217 49,721,381
1978 34,965,600 49,521,243
1977 34,689,050 49,336,481
1976 34,356,300 49,120,842
1975 34,015,199 48,865,229
1974 33,678,899 48,576,570
1973 33,357,200 48,277,121
1972 33,055,650 47,946,893
1971 32,783,500 47,573,287
1970 32,664,300 47,261,306
1969 32,548,300 46,976,256
1968 32,294,655 46,614,325
1967 31,987,155 46,215,988
1966 31,681,000 45,802,519
1965 31,444,950 45,386,892
1964 31,139,450 44,951,156
1963 30,712,000 44,462,372
1962 30,308,500 43,943,674
1961 29,964,000 43,399,766
1960 29,637,450 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.1% of the population in Poland and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Poland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland Ukraine
2100 -1.03% -1.64%
2099 -1.03% -1.63%
2098 -1.03% -1.63%
2097 -1.03% -1.63%
2096 -1.03% -1.62%
2095 -1.03% -1.63%
2094 -1.04% -1.63%
2093 -1.05% -1.63%
2092 -1.06% -1.62%
2091 -1.07% -1.63%
2090 -1.08% -1.62%
2089 -1.09% -1.62%
2088 -1.11% -1.62%
2087 -1.12% -1.62%
2086 -1.13% -1.62%
2085 -1.14% -1.62%
2084 -1.16% -1.61%
2083 -1.17% -1.61%
2082 -1.18% -1.6%
2081 -1.19% -1.59%
2080 -1.2% -1.58%
2079 -1.2% -1.57%
2078 -1.21% -1.56%
2077 -1.2% -1.55%
2076 -1.2% -1.53%
2075 -1.2% -1.52%
2074 -1.2% -1.51%
2073 -1.18% -1.49%
2072 -1.17% -1.48%
2071 -1.15% -1.47%
2070 -1.14% -1.46%
2069 -1.12% -1.44%
2068 -1.1% -1.43%
2067 -1.08% -1.41%
2066 -1.06% -1.4%
2065 -1.04% -1.39%
2064 -1.01% -1.37%
2063 -0.99% -1.35%
2062 -0.97% -1.34%
2061 -0.94% -1.32%
2060 -0.92% -1.3%
2059 -0.9% -1.29%
2058 -0.88% -1.26%
2057 -0.86% -1.24%
2056 -0.85% -1.22%
2055 -0.83% -1.19%
2054 -0.81% -1.17%
2053 -0.79% -1.14%
2052 -0.78% -1.12%
2051 -0.76% -1.09%
2050 -0.75% -1.07%
2049 -0.73% -1.03%
2048 -0.72% -1.01%
2047 -0.71% -0.99%
2046 -0.69% -0.96%
2045 -0.68% -0.94%
2044 -0.67% -0.92%
2043 -0.66% -0.91%
2042 -0.64% -0.9%
2041 -0.63% -0.88%
2040 -0.62% -0.88%
2039 -0.6% -0.87%
2038 -0.59% -0.86%
2037 -0.58% -0.84%
2036 -0.56% -0.83%
2035 -0.54% -0.82%
2034 -0.53% -0.81%
2033 -0.51% -0.8%
2032 -0.5% -0.8%
2031 -0.47% -0.78%
2030 -0.46% -0.77%
2029 -0.43% -0.76%
2028 -0.4% -0.74%
2027 -0.38% -0.73%
2026 -1.18% 3.66%
2025 -0.89% 2.24%
2024 -0.35% 0.34%
2023 -0.36% -8.08%
2022 -0.43% -7.34%
2021 -1.42% -0.85%
2020 -1.18% -0.62%
2019 -0.02% -0.56%
2018 -0% -0.5%
2017 0.01% -0.4%
2016 -0.04% -0.37%
2015 -0.07% -0.41%
2014 -0.07% -0.33%
2013 -0.06% -0.18%
2012 -0% -0.21%
2011 0.05% -0.32%
2010 -0.29% -0.36%
2009 0.07% -0.42%
2008 0.01% -0.52%
2007 -0.05% -0.46%
2006 -0.06% -0.64%
2005 -0.04% -0.82%
2004 -0.06% -0.69%
2003 -0.07% -0.74%
2002 -0.05% -0.87%
2001 -0.03% -0.91%
2000 -1.04% -0.84%
1999 -0.008% -0.8%
1998 0.04% -0.8%
1997 0.07% -0.86%
1996 0.08% -0.85%
1995 0.14% -0.79%
1994 0.21% -0.52%
1993 0.25% 0.05%
1992 0.31% 0.29%
1991 0.36% 0.22%
1990 0.39% 0.26%
1989 0.36% 0.37%
1988 0.42% 0.41%
1987 0.57% 0.38%
1986 0.68% 0.41%
1985 0.81% 0.43%
1984 0.91% 0.49%
1983 0.94% 0.46%
1982 0.92% 0.43%
1981 0.91% 0.47%
1980 0.93% 0.47%
1979 0.81% 0.4%
1978 0.8% 0.37%
1977 0.97% 0.44%
1976 1% 0.52%
1975 1% 0.59%
1974 0.96% 0.62%
1973 0.91% 0.69%
1972 0.83% 0.79%
1971 0.36% 0.66%
1970 0.36% 0.61%
1969 0.79% 0.78%
1968 0.96% 0.86%
1967 0.97% 0.9%
1966 0.75% 0.92%
1965 0.98% 0.97%
1964 1.39% 1.1%
1963 1.33% 1.18%
1962 1.15% 1.25%
1961 1.1% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Poland Ukraine
Current population
35806942
40125599
Population rank 47/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.48%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
1.94 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
1.29 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -351 +349
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 147/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -330,820 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 191/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - 1,702,358
2024 - -238,062 - 1,146,012
2023 -135,743 -7,824 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -143,605 967,744 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -184,907 2,251 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -120,050 3,920 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -34,169 7,696 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -26,582 -223 -227,491 -32,220
2017 0 -21,535 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -3,797 -5,675 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -26,590 3,887 -147,107 -21,992
2014 0 5,525 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -19,020 12,402 -129,662 26,781
2012 0 4,635 -130,451 66,768
2011 11,419 45,951 -158,372 26,457
2010 38,043 119,623 -180,388 16,030
2009 30,521 -8,283 -197,918 26,796
2008 34,313 -42,288 -229,086 9,312
2007 11,436 -51,235 -282,659 15,237
2006 3,814 -68,882 -300,787 136,442
2005 -3,817 -41,942 -337,857 -111,493
2004 -7,637 -38,216 -344,157 5,644
2003 -15,281 -19,039 -351,299 18,540
2002 -3,823 -16,462 -364,544 -26,991
2001 3,825 -16,648 -374,734 -92,847
2000 11,478 -15,921 -364,143 -67,865
1999 0 -53,035 -348,286 -59,247
1998 19,332 -39,509 -318,299 -80,684
1997 34,785 -44,230 -306,549 -108,735
1996 42,487 -45,349 -305,154 -158,008
1995 46,314 -52,989 -281,629 -134,053
1994 96,357 -41,845 -238,820 -166,380
1993 103,846 -48,805 -169,405 26,357
1992 118,928 -46,893 -95,857 291,788
1991 141,511 -55,342 -16,486 125,962
1990 160,066 -50,339 48,463 75,760
1989 182,215 -49,192 106,431 36,978
1988 215,599 -101,671 162,002 75,637
1987 226,008 -32,310 198,850 -18,275
1986 258,448 -22,520 225,751 -12,369
1985 297,615 -27,277 201,011 5,546
1984 332,137 -18,402 222,430 13,340
1983 373,032 -26,724 241,741 23,608
1982 369,551 -34,980 194,101 9,096
1981 351,806 -16,155 182,839 40,807
1980 348,627 -42,420 197,223 47,406
1979 366,571 -22,162 197,294 25,635
1978 339,166 -62,936 206,554 -29,180
1977 353,828 -33,496 216,932 -24,745
1976 367,612 -25,716 247,323 -8,219
1975 350,356 -31,346 256,787 15,336
1974 346,893 -18,273 273,486 31,725
1973 320,229 -29,335 274,938 18,777
1972 314,028 -15,004 309,785 56,928
1971 278,660 -31,767 305,849 74,604
1970 280,913 -66,859 291,839 -48,335
1969 270,151 -26,744 274,858 51,763
1968 280,963 -11,905 295,162 102,096
1967 275,089 -25,479 313,899 85,527
1966 297,801 -17,158 337,794 89,737
1965 314,450 -21,658 334,365 69,354
1964 326,965 -23,273 391,120 76,650
1963 359,330 -13,770 449,648 60,178
1962 360,671 -31,021 481,887 45,712
1961 398,521 -20,044 508,602 51,625
1960 444,562 -6,306 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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