Croatia vs Poland: Historical population data

Croatia
3.88 million Persons
in 2025
Poland
37.40 million Persons
in 2025
Croatia rank
4th
Poland rank
4th

Historical population data over time

  • Croatia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 37.40 million Persons against 3.88 million Persons in Croatia, a difference of 33.52 million Persons.

That makes Poland's figure about 9.6 times Croatia's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 4th and Poland ranks 4th of 4 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 4.05 million Persons 26.88 million Persons 22.84 million Persons Poland
1960s 4.33 million Persons 31.15 million Persons 26.83 million Persons Poland
1970s 4.54 million Persons 33.89 million Persons 29.34 million Persons Poland
1980s 4.74 million Persons 36.93 million Persons 32.20 million Persons Poland
1990s 4.64 million Persons 38.22 million Persons 33.58 million Persons Poland
2000s 4.31 million Persons 38.18 million Persons 33.87 million Persons Poland
2010s 4.15 million Persons 38.47 million Persons 34.32 million Persons Poland
2020s 3.88 million Persons 37.78 million Persons 33.90 million Persons Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Croatia or Poland?
Poland, at 37.40 million Persons against 3.88 million Persons in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Croatia and Poland?
33.52 million Persons, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for historical population data?
Croatia ranks 4th and Poland ranks 4th of 4 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.