North Korea vs Poland: Population by world region
North Korea
19.51 million people
in 2100
Poland
19.33 million people
in 2100
North Korea rank
79th
Poland rank
80th
Population by world region over time
- North Korea
- Poland
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 19.51 million people against 19.33 million people in Poland, a difference of 182,300 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.
North Korea ranks 79th and Poland ranks 80th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 900,000 people | 1.25 million people | 350,000 people | Poland |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 1.50 million people | 420,000 people | Poland |
| 1200s | 1.44 million people | 2.25 million people | 810,000 people | Poland |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 3.50 million people | 2.42 million people | Poland |
| 1400s | 1.26 million people | 3.50 million people | 2.24 million people | Poland |
| 1500s | 1.44 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.56 million people | Poland |
| 1600s | 1.80 million people | 5.00 million people | 3.20 million people | Poland |
| 1700s | 2.25 million people | 6.00 million people | 3.75 million people | Poland |
| 1710s | 2.47 million people | 6.25 million people | 3.78 million people | Poland |
| 1720s | 2.60 million people | 6.55 million people | 3.95 million people | Poland |
| 1730s | 2.74 million people | 6.86 million people | 4.12 million people | Poland |
| 1740s | 2.88 million people | 7.19 million people | 4.30 million people | Poland |
| 1750s | 3.03 million people | 7.53 million people | 4.50 million people | Poland |
| 1760s | 3.19 million people | 7.89 million people | 4.69 million people | Poland |
| 1770s | 3.36 million people | 8.26 million people | 4.90 million people | Poland |
| 1780s | 3.54 million people | 8.66 million people | 5.12 million people | Poland |
| 1790s | 3.73 million people | 9.07 million people | 5.34 million people | Poland |
| 1800s | 4.34 million people | 9.30 million people | 4.96 million people | Poland |
| 1810s | 4.35 million people | 10.02 million people | 5.67 million people | Poland |
| 1820s | 4.36 million people | 10.78 million people | 6.42 million people | Poland |
| 1830s | 4.39 million people | 11.60 million people | 7.21 million people | Poland |
| 1840s | 4.43 million people | 12.49 million people | 8.06 million people | Poland |
| 1850s | 4.51 million people | 13.78 million people | 9.27 million people | Poland |
| 1860s | 4.66 million people | 15.63 million people | 10.97 million people | Poland |
| 1870s | 4.85 million people | 17.93 million people | 13.08 million people | Poland |
| 1880s | 5.07 million people | 20.79 million people | 15.72 million people | Poland |
| 1890s | 5.30 million people | 23.32 million people | 18.01 million people | Poland |
| 1900s | 5.54 million people | 25.10 million people | 19.55 million people | Poland |
| 1910s | 6.19 million people | 24.83 million people | 18.64 million people | Poland |
| 1920s | 7.33 million people | 25.27 million people | 17.94 million people | Poland |
| 1930s | 8.65 million people | 28.30 million people | 19.65 million people | Poland |
| 1940s | 10.20 million people | 26.93 million people | 16.73 million people | Poland |
| 1950s | 10.68 million people | 26.88 million people | 16.20 million people | Poland |
| 1960s | 13.13 million people | 31.06 million people | 17.93 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 16.72 million people | 33.84 million people | 17.12 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 19.49 million people | 36.93 million people | 17.43 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 22.42 million people | 38.28 million people | 15.85 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 24.30 million people | 38.13 million people | 13.83 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 25.51 million people | 38.23 million people | 12.72 million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 26.50 million people | 38.05 million people | 11.55 million people | Poland |
| 2030s | 26.74 million people | 36.33 million people | 9.59 million people | Poland |
| 2040s | 26.23 million people | 34.14 million people | 7.91 million people | Poland |
| 2050s | 25.32 million people | 31.64 million people | 6.32 million people | Poland |
| 2060s | 24.11 million people | 28.80 million people | 4.69 million people | Poland |
| 2070s | 22.82 million people | 25.70 million people | 2.88 million people | Poland |
| 2080s | 21.54 million people | 22.83 million people | 1.28 million people | Poland |
| 2090s | 20.23 million people | 20.47 million people | 245,490 people | Poland |
| 2100s | 19.51 million people | 19.33 million people | 182,300 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, North Korea or Poland?
- North Korea, at 19.51 million people against 19.33 million people in Poland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between North Korea and Poland?
- 182,300 people, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Poland?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do North Korea and Poland rank globally for population by world region?
- North Korea ranks 79th and Poland ranks 80th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.