Afghanistan vs Poland: Has the population peaked?
Afghanistan
41.45 million people
in 2023
Poland
38.76 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
36th
Poland rank
39th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Afghanistan
- Poland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 41.45 million people against 38.76 million people in Poland, a difference of 2.69 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Poland ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.29 million people | 26.88 million people | 18.59 million people | Poland |
| 1960s | 9.97 million people | 31.06 million people | 21.10 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 12.58 million people | 33.84 million people | 21.26 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 11.58 million people | 36.93 million people | 25.34 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 16.11 million people | 38.28 million people | 22.17 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 23.78 million people | 38.13 million people | 14.35 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 33.14 million people | 38.23 million people | 5.09 million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 40.28 million people | 38.34 million people | 1.94 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Afghanistan or Poland?
- Afghanistan, at 41.45 million people against 38.76 million people in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Afghanistan and Poland?
- 2.69 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Poland rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Afghanistan ranks 36th and Poland ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.