Mali vs Poland: Population density

Mali
65.03 people per km²
in 2100
Poland
63.15 people per km²
in 2100
Mali rank
157th
Poland rank
158th

Population density over time

  • Mali
  • Poland
050100150100015502100

How they compare

Mali currently reports 65.03 people per km² against 63.15 people per km² in Poland, a difference of 1.88 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.

Mali ranks 157th and Poland ranks 158th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 47.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Poland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.5917 people per km² 4.08 people per km² 3.49 people per km² Poland
1100s 0.6361 people per km² 4.9 people per km² 4.26 people per km² Poland
1200s 0.6805 people per km² 7.35 people per km² 6.67 people per km² Poland
1300s 0.7376 people per km² 11.43 people per km² 10.7 people per km² Poland
1400s 0.8195 people per km² 11.43 people per km² 10.61 people per km² Poland
1500s 0.8876 people per km² 13.07 people per km² 12.18 people per km² Poland
1600s 1.04 people per km² 16.33 people per km² 15.3 people per km² Poland
1700s 1.18 people per km² 19.6 people per km² 18.42 people per km² Poland
1710s 1.33 people per km² 20.42 people per km² 19.09 people per km² Poland
1720s 1.34 people per km² 21.39 people per km² 20.05 people per km² Poland
1730s 1.36 people per km² 22.41 people per km² 21.05 people per km² Poland
1740s 1.38 people per km² 23.48 people per km² 22.1 people per km² Poland
1750s 1.39 people per km² 24.6 people per km² 23.21 people per km² Poland
1760s 1.41 people per km² 25.77 people per km² 24.36 people per km² Poland
1770s 1.43 people per km² 27 people per km² 25.57 people per km² Poland
1780s 1.45 people per km² 28.28 people per km² 26.83 people per km² Poland
1790s 1.48 people per km² 29.63 people per km² 28.15 people per km² Poland
1800s 1.15 people per km² 30.4 people per km² 29.25 people per km² Poland
1810s 1.15 people per km² 32.72 people per km² 31.57 people per km² Poland
1820s 1.16 people per km² 35.22 people per km² 34.05 people per km² Poland
1830s 1.19 people per km² 37.9 people per km² 36.72 people per km² Poland
1840s 1.22 people per km² 40.8 people per km² 39.59 people per km² Poland
1850s 1.28 people per km² 45.02 people per km² 43.74 people per km² Poland
1860s 1.38 people per km² 51.08 people per km² 49.7 people per km² Poland
1870s 1.5 people per km² 58.57 people per km² 57.07 people per km² Poland
1880s 1.64 people per km² 67.92 people per km² 66.28 people per km² Poland
1890s 1.81 people per km² 76.17 people per km² 74.37 people per km² Poland
1900s 2.04 people per km² 81.99 people per km² 79.94 people per km² Poland
1910s 2.35 people per km² 81.11 people per km² 78.76 people per km² Poland
1920s 2.65 people per km² 82.55 people per km² 79.9 people per km² Poland
1930s 3.03 people per km² 92.46 people per km² 89.43 people per km² Poland
1940s 3.51 people per km² 87.96 people per km² 84.46 people per km² Poland
1950s 4.11 people per km² 87.83 people per km² 83.72 people per km² Poland
1960s 4.74 people per km² 101.49 people per km² 96.75 people per km² Poland
1970s 5.57 people per km² 110.55 people per km² 104.99 people per km² Poland
1980s 6.78 people per km² 120.64 people per km² 113.85 people per km² Poland
1990s 8.29 people per km² 125.05 people per km² 116.75 people per km² Poland
2000s 10.97 people per km² 124.57 people per km² 113.6 people per km² Poland
2010s 15.08 people per km² 124.9 people per km² 109.83 people per km² Poland
2020s 20.4 people per km² 124.3 people per km² 103.9 people per km² Poland
2030s 26.82 people per km² 118.67 people per km² 91.85 people per km² Poland
2040s 33.88 people per km² 111.53 people per km² 77.64 people per km² Poland
2050s 41.03 people per km² 103.36 people per km² 62.33 people per km² Poland
2060s 47.95 people per km² 94.08 people per km² 46.14 people per km² Poland
2070s 54.27 people per km² 83.96 people per km² 29.69 people per km² Poland
2080s 59.52 people per km² 74.57 people per km² 15.04 people per km² Poland
2090s 63.43 people per km² 66.89 people per km² 3.46 people per km² Poland
2100s 65.03 people per km² 63.15 people per km² 1.89 people per km² Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Mali or Poland?
Mali, at 65.03 people per km² against 63.15 people per km² in Poland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Mali and Poland?
1.88 people per km², with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Poland?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Mali and Poland rank globally for population density?
Mali ranks 157th 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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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.