Congo vs Poland: Population density
Congo
58.64 people per km²
in 2100
Poland
63.15 people per km²
in 2100
Congo rank
161st
Poland rank
158th
Population density over time
- Congo
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 63.15 people per km² against 58.64 people per km² in Congo, a difference of 4.51 people per km².
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 161st and Poland ranks 158th of 235 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3947 people per km² | 4.08 people per km² | 3.69 people per km² | Poland |
| 1100s | 0.4511 people per km² | 4.9 people per km² | 4.45 people per km² | Poland |
| 1200s | 0.5156 people per km² | 7.35 people per km² | 6.83 people per km² | Poland |
| 1300s | 0.5892 people per km² | 11.43 people per km² | 10.84 people per km² | Poland |
| 1400s | 0.6734 people per km² | 11.43 people per km² | 10.76 people per km² | Poland |
| 1500s | 0.7696 people per km² | 13.07 people per km² | 12.3 people per km² | Poland |
| 1600s | 0.8796 people per km² | 16.33 people per km² | 15.45 people per km² | Poland |
| 1700s | 1.01 people per km² | 19.6 people per km² | 18.6 people per km² | Poland |
| 1710s | 1.01 people per km² | 20.42 people per km² | 19.41 people per km² | Poland |
| 1720s | 1.02 people per km² | 21.39 people per km² | 20.38 people per km² | Poland |
| 1730s | 1.03 people per km² | 22.41 people per km² | 21.38 people per km² | Poland |
| 1740s | 1.04 people per km² | 23.48 people per km² | 22.44 people per km² | Poland |
| 1750s | 1.05 people per km² | 24.6 people per km² | 23.55 people per km² | Poland |
| 1760s | 1.06 people per km² | 25.77 people per km² | 24.71 people per km² | Poland |
| 1770s | 1.07 people per km² | 27 people per km² | 25.92 people per km² | Poland |
| 1780s | 1.09 people per km² | 28.28 people per km² | 27.19 people per km² | Poland |
| 1790s | 1.1 people per km² | 29.63 people per km² | 28.53 people per km² | Poland |
| 1800s | 0.9208 people per km² | 30.4 people per km² | 29.48 people per km² | Poland |
| 1810s | 0.9211 people per km² | 32.72 people per km² | 31.8 people per km² | Poland |
| 1820s | 0.9919 people per km² | 35.22 people per km² | 34.22 people per km² | Poland |
| 1830s | 1.16 people per km² | 37.9 people per km² | 36.74 people per km² | Poland |
| 1840s | 1.36 people per km² | 40.8 people per km² | 39.44 people per km² | Poland |
| 1850s | 1.49 people per km² | 45.02 people per km² | 43.53 people per km² | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.54 people per km² | 51.08 people per km² | 49.54 people per km² | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.66 people per km² | 58.57 people per km² | 56.91 people per km² | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.79 people per km² | 67.92 people per km² | 66.13 people per km² | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.83 people per km² | 76.17 people per km² | 74.35 people per km² | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.71 people per km² | 81.99 people per km² | 80.28 people per km² | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.58 people per km² | 81.11 people per km² | 79.53 people per km² | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.64 people per km² | 82.55 people per km² | 80.91 people per km² | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.89 people per km² | 92.46 people per km² | 90.57 people per km² | Poland |
| 1940s | 2.22 people per km² | 87.96 people per km² | 85.75 people per km² | Poland |
| 1950s | 2.72 people per km² | 87.83 people per km² | 85.11 people per km² | Poland |
| 1960s | 3.51 people per km² | 101.49 people per km² | 97.98 people per km² | Poland |
| 1970s | 4.68 people per km² | 110.55 people per km² | 105.87 people per km² | Poland |
| 1980s | 6 people per km² | 120.64 people per km² | 114.64 people per km² | Poland |
| 1990s | 7.93 people per km² | 125.05 people per km² | 117.12 people per km² | Poland |
| 2000s | 10.75 people per km² | 124.57 people per km² | 113.83 people per km² | Poland |
| 2010s | 14.76 people per km² | 124.9 people per km² | 110.14 people per km² | Poland |
| 2020s | 18.79 people per km² | 124.3 people per km² | 105.51 people per km² | Poland |
| 2030s | 23.65 people per km² | 118.67 people per km² | 95.02 people per km² | Poland |
| 2040s | 29.13 people per km² | 111.53 people per km² | 82.4 people per km² | Poland |
| 2050s | 34.79 people per km² | 103.36 people per km² | 68.57 people per km² | Poland |
| 2060s | 40.54 people per km² | 94.08 people per km² | 53.54 people per km² | Poland |
| 2070s | 46.23 people per km² | 83.96 people per km² | 37.73 people per km² | Poland |
| 2080s | 51.51 people per km² | 74.57 people per km² | 23.06 people per km² | Poland |
| 2090s | 56.28 people per km² | 66.89 people per km² | 10.6 people per km² | Poland |
| 2100s | 58.64 people per km² | 63.15 people per km² | 4.51 people per km² | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Congo or Poland?
- Poland, at 63.15 people per km² against 58.64 people per km² in Congo as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Congo and Poland?
- 4.51 people per km², with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Poland?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Congo and Poland rank globally for population density?
- Congo ranks 161st and Poland ranks 158th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.