Poland vs Türkiye: Historical population data

Poland
37.40 million Persons
in 2025
Türkiye
85.88 million Persons
in 2025
Poland rank
4th
Türkiye rank
3rd

Historical population data over time

  • Poland
  • Türkiye
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M195019872025

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 85.88 million Persons against 37.40 million Persons in Poland, a difference of 48.48 million Persons.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.3 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 9 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Türkiye Difference Ahead
1950s 26.88 million Persons 23.62 million Persons 3.26 million Persons Poland
1960s 31.15 million Persons 30.86 million Persons 297,370 Persons Poland
1970s 33.89 million Persons 39.47 million Persons 5.58 million Persons Türkiye
1980s 36.93 million Persons 49.52 million Persons 12.59 million Persons Türkiye
1990s 38.22 million Persons 59.27 million Persons 21.06 million Persons Türkiye
2000s 38.18 million Persons 68.08 million Persons 29.90 million Persons Türkiye
2010s 38.47 million Persons 77.77 million Persons 39.30 million Persons Türkiye
2020s 37.78 million Persons 84.87 million Persons 47.10 million Persons Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Poland or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 85.88 million Persons against 37.40 million Persons in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Poland and Türkiye?
48.48 million Persons, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Türkiye?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Poland and Türkiye rank globally for historical population data?
Poland ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 9 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.