Poland vs Ukraine: Has the population peaked?

Poland

38.76 million people

in 2023

Ukraine

37.73 million people

in 2023

Poland rank

39th

Ukraine rank

40th

Has the population peaked? over time

Poland currently reports 38.76 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 1.03 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.

Poland ranks 39th and Ukraine ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.