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Population in Poland compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Poland was 36,559,233 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Poland's population is 35,806,942 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 9.61 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Poland is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.58% of the world: 0.43% for Poland vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Poland has had an average growth rate of -0.36% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Poland has decreased from 38.1M people to 35.8M (6.12% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Poland vs United States: population by year and forecast

Poland
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Poland United States
2100 18,350,017 415,429,771
2099 18,541,227 414,829,167
2098 18,733,999 414,231,720
2097 18,928,169 413,576,381
2096 19,125,003 412,927,393
2095 19,323,203 412,225,379
2094 19,525,085 411,498,749
2093 19,730,030 410,785,729
2092 19,938,529 410,051,921
2091 20,151,135 409,320,183
2090 20,368,308 408,613,732
2089 20,589,970 407,885,645
2088 20,817,398 407,129,733
2087 21,050,137 406,421,298
2086 21,288,179 405,715,343
2085 21,531,674 405,059,379
2084 21,780,998 404,343,130
2083 22,036,816 403,612,785
2082 22,298,479 402,871,293
2081 22,565,373 402,054,554
2080 22,836,875 401,319,194
2079 23,113,773 400,554,914
2078 23,393,434 399,737,968
2077 23,679,569 398,906,565
2076 23,968,050 398,035,750
2075 24,259,763 397,109,170
2074 24,554,480 396,226,412
2073 24,852,006 395,307,725
2072 25,149,886 394,393,561
2071 25,447,869 393,415,363
2070 25,745,140 392,469,727
2069 26,042,079 391,479,981
2068 26,337,963 390,517,695
2067 26,632,110 389,543,856
2066 26,923,643 388,597,719
2065 27,211,946 387,685,327
2064 27,497,263 386,805,026
2063 27,778,871 385,911,917
2062 28,055,433 385,032,627
2061 28,328,948 384,170,837
2060 28,597,687 383,361,269
2059 28,864,377 382,542,030
2058 29,125,961 381,704,804
2057 29,384,759 380,907,023
2056 29,641,101 380,159,777
2055 29,893,868 379,430,756
2054 30,142,942 378,682,851
2053 30,389,214 377,878,421
2052 30,630,763 377,073,303
2051 30,871,146 376,229,840
2050 31,107,894 375,373,155
2049 31,341,718 374,493,150
2048 31,572,273 373,590,762
2047 31,800,868 372,626,259
2046 32,026,873 371,644,809
2045 32,250,757 370,602,914
2044 32,471,522 369,518,897
2043 32,690,423 368,375,680
2042 32,906,811 367,158,772
2041 33,118,473 365,937,822
2040 33,328,426 364,671,837
2039 33,535,096 363,367,337
2038 33,738,091 361,997,023
2037 33,936,906 360,606,236
2036 34,133,190 359,193,245
2035 34,323,827 357,750,686
2034 34,511,159 356,266,726
2033 34,693,880 354,775,032
2032 34,872,593 353,259,037
2031 35,046,775 351,721,511
2030 35,213,577 350,155,042
2029 35,374,919 348,564,667
2028 35,527,083 346,906,294
2027 35,671,012 345,257,605
2026 35,806,942 343,565,426
2025 36,233,346 341,784,857
2024 36,559,233 340,110,988
2023 36,687,353 334,914,895
2022 36,821,749 333,271,411
2021 36,981,559 331,893,745
2020 37,515,748 331,526,933
2019 37,965,475 328,329,953
2018 37,974,750 326,838,199
2017 37,974,826 325,122,128
2016 37,970,087 323,071,755
2015 37,986,412 320,738,994
2014 38,011,735 318,386,329
2013 38,040,196 316,059,947
2012 38,063,164 313,877,662
2011 38,063,255 311,583,481
2010 38,042,794 309,327,143
2009 38,151,603 306,771,529
2008 38,125,759 304,093,966
2007 38,120,560 301,231,207
2006 38,141,267 298,379,912
2005 38,165,445 295,516,599
2004 38,182,222 292,805,298
2003 38,204,570 290,107,933
2002 38,230,364 287,625,193
2001 38,248,076 284,968,955
2000 38,258,629 282,162,411
1999 38,660,271 279,294,713
1998 38,663,481 276,115,288
1997 38,649,660 272,911,760
1996 38,624,370 269,667,391
1995 38,594,998 266,557,091
1994 38,542,652 263,435,673
1993 38,461,408 260,255,352
1992 38,363,667 256,894,189
1991 38,246,193 253,492,503
1990 38,110,782 250,131,894
1989 37,961,529 246,819,222
1988 37,824,487 244,499,004
1987 37,668,045 242,288,936
1986 37,456,119 240,132,831
1985 37,201,885 237,923,734
1984 36,904,134 235,824,908
1983 36,571,808 233,792,014
1982 36,230,481 231,664,432
1981 35,898,587 229,465,744
1980 35,574,150 226,542,250
1979 35,247,217 225,055,487
1978 34,965,600 222,584,545
1977 34,689,050 220,239,425
1976 34,356,300 218,035,164
1975 34,015,199 215,973,199
1974 33,678,899 213,853,928
1973 33,357,200 211,908,788
1972 33,055,650 209,896,021
1971 32,783,500 207,660,677
1970 32,664,300 205,052,174
1969 32,548,300 202,676,946
1968 32,294,655 200,706,052
1967 31,987,155 198,712,056
1966 31,681,000 196,560,338
1965 31,444,950 194,302,963
1964 31,139,450 191,888,791
1963 30,712,000 189,241,798
1962 30,308,500 186,537,737
1961 29,964,000 183,691,481
1960 29,637,450 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Poland lost 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Poland was ranked 32nd most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Poland United States
2100 -1.03% 0.14%
2099 -1.03% 0.14%
2098 -1.03% 0.16%
2097 -1.03% 0.16%
2096 -1.03% 0.17%
2095 -1.03% 0.18%
2094 -1.04% 0.17%
2093 -1.05% 0.18%
2092 -1.06% 0.18%
2091 -1.07% 0.17%
2090 -1.08% 0.18%
2089 -1.09% 0.19%
2088 -1.11% 0.17%
2087 -1.12% 0.17%
2086 -1.13% 0.16%
2085 -1.14% 0.18%
2084 -1.16% 0.18%
2083 -1.17% 0.18%
2082 -1.18% 0.2%
2081 -1.19% 0.18%
2080 -1.2% 0.19%
2079 -1.2% 0.2%
2078 -1.21% 0.21%
2077 -1.2% 0.22%
2076 -1.2% 0.23%
2075 -1.2% 0.22%
2074 -1.2% 0.23%
2073 -1.18% 0.23%
2072 -1.17% 0.25%
2071 -1.15% 0.24%
2070 -1.14% 0.25%
2069 -1.12% 0.25%
2068 -1.1% 0.25%
2067 -1.08% 0.24%
2066 -1.06% 0.24%
2065 -1.04% 0.23%
2064 -1.01% 0.23%
2063 -0.99% 0.23%
2062 -0.97% 0.22%
2061 -0.94% 0.21%
2060 -0.92% 0.21%
2059 -0.9% 0.22%
2058 -0.88% 0.21%
2057 -0.86% 0.2%
2056 -0.85% 0.19%
2055 -0.83% 0.2%
2054 -0.81% 0.21%
2053 -0.79% 0.21%
2052 -0.78% 0.22%
2051 -0.76% 0.23%
2050 -0.75% 0.23%
2049 -0.73% 0.24%
2048 -0.72% 0.26%
2047 -0.71% 0.26%
2046 -0.69% 0.28%
2045 -0.68% 0.29%
2044 -0.67% 0.31%
2043 -0.66% 0.33%
2042 -0.64% 0.33%
2041 -0.63% 0.35%
2040 -0.62% 0.36%
2039 -0.6% 0.38%
2038 -0.59% 0.39%
2037 -0.58% 0.39%
2036 -0.56% 0.4%
2035 -0.54% 0.42%
2034 -0.53% 0.42%
2033 -0.51% 0.43%
2032 -0.5% 0.44%
2031 -0.47% 0.45%
2030 -0.46% 0.46%
2029 -0.43% 0.48%
2028 -0.4% 0.48%
2027 -0.38% 0.49%
2026 -1.18% 0.52%
2025 -0.89% 0.49%
2024 -0.35% 1.55%
2023 -0.36% 0.49%
2022 -0.43% 0.42%
2021 -1.42% 0.11%
2020 -1.18% 0.97%
2019 -0.02% 0.46%
2018 -0% 0.53%
2017 0.01% 0.63%
2016 -0.04% 0.73%
2015 -0.07% 0.74%
2014 -0.07% 0.74%
2013 -0.06% 0.7%
2012 -0% 0.74%
2011 0.05% 0.73%
2010 -0.29% 0.83%
2009 0.07% 0.88%
2008 0.01% 0.95%
2007 -0.05% 0.96%
2006 -0.06% 0.97%
2005 -0.04% 0.93%
2004 -0.06% 0.93%
2003 -0.07% 0.86%
2002 -0.05% 0.93%
2001 -0.03% 0.99%
2000 -1.04% 1.03%
1999 -0.008% 1.15%
1998 0.04% 1.17%
1997 0.07% 1.2%
1996 0.08% 1.17%
1995 0.14% 1.18%
1994 0.21% 1.22%
1993 0.25% 1.31%
1992 0.31% 1.34%
1991 0.36% 1.34%
1990 0.39% 1.34%
1989 0.36% 0.95%
1988 0.42% 0.91%
1987 0.57% 0.9%
1986 0.68% 0.93%
1985 0.81% 0.89%
1984 0.91% 0.87%
1983 0.94% 0.92%
1982 0.92% 0.96%
1981 0.91% 1.29%
1980 0.93% 0.66%
1979 0.81% 1.11%
1978 0.8% 1.06%
1977 0.97% 1.01%
1976 1% 0.95%
1975 1% 0.99%
1974 0.96% 0.92%
1973 0.91% 0.96%
1972 0.83% 1.08%
1971 0.36% 1.27%
1970 0.36% 1.17%
1969 0.79% 0.98%
1968 0.96% 1%
1967 0.97% 1.09%
1966 0.75% 1.16%
1965 0.98% 1.26%
1964 1.39% 1.4%
1963 1.33% 1.45%
1962 1.15% 1.55%
1961 1.1% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Poland declined by 0.35%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Poland United States
Current population
35806942
344023146
Population rank 47/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 4.15%
One net population change
4.1 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
1.94 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
1.29 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -351 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -128,120 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.35% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 181/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.59 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -330,820 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 191/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,739,901 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 41/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.5% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 97/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Poland
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Poland United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -330,820 - 1,230,663
2024 - -238,062 - 1,286,132
2023 -135,743 -7,824 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -143,605 967,744 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -184,907 2,251 199,137 674,787
2020 -120,050 3,920 208,862 329,769
2019 -34,169 7,696 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -26,582 -223 955,022 1,764,961
2017 0 -21,535 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -3,797 -5,675 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -26,590 3,887 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 0 5,525 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -19,020 12,402 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 0 4,635 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 11,419 45,951 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 38,043 119,623 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 30,521 -8,283 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 34,313 -42,288 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 11,436 -51,235 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 3,814 -68,882 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 -3,817 -41,942 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 -7,637 -38,216 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -15,281 -19,039 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 -3,823 -16,462 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 3,825 -16,648 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 11,478 -15,921 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 0 -53,035 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 19,332 -39,509 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 34,785 -44,230 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 42,487 -45,349 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 46,314 -52,989 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 96,357 -41,845 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 103,846 -48,805 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 118,928 -46,893 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 141,511 -55,342 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 160,066 -50,339 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 182,215 -49,192 1,875,826 400,998
1988 215,599 -101,671 1,735,943 460,778
1987 226,008 -32,310 1,720,252 480,815
1986 258,448 -22,520 1,656,917 493,082
1985 297,615 -27,277 1,689,258 598,777
1984 332,137 -18,402 1,627,192 622,793
1983 373,032 -26,724 1,636,544 662,840
1982 369,551 -34,980 1,714,317 600,149
1981 351,806 -16,155 1,652,153 583,070
1980 348,627 -42,420 1,608,450 595,916
1979 366,571 -22,162 1,597,894 503,559
1978 339,166 -62,936 1,402,283 556,521
1977 353,828 -33,496 1,431,556 577,060
1976 367,612 -25,716 1,264,604 635,590
1975 350,356 -31,346 1,252,644 655,078
1974 346,893 -18,273 1,218,968 706,978
1973 320,229 -29,335 1,165,499 783,163
1972 314,028 -15,004 1,301,355 833,543
1971 278,660 -31,767 1,640,519 833,549
1970 280,913 -66,859 1,824,965 744,902
1969 270,151 -26,744 1,702,487 523,740
1968 280,963 -11,905 1,565,507 594,514
1967 275,089 -25,479 1,669,181 585,410
1966 297,801 -17,158 1,749,387 637,692
1965 314,450 -21,658 1,943,030 644,902
1964 326,965 -23,273 2,245,099 618,635
1963 359,330 -13,770 2,289,826 639,495
1962 360,671 -31,021 2,406,337 625,617
1961 398,521 -20,044 2,571,681 580,333
1960 444,562 -6,306 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,739,901 residents or 4.5% of the population were not native-born in Poland, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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