Kazakhstan vs Poland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Kazakhstan
8.70 million people
in 2050
Poland
9.16 million people
in 2050
Kazakhstan rank
58th
Poland rank
57th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 9.16 million people against 8.70 million people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 463,210 people.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Poland ranks 57th of 238 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Poland Difference Ahead
1000s 919,996 people 1.25 million people 329,324 people Poland
1100s 939,987 people 1.50 million people 557,573 people Poland
1200s 959,960 people 2.24 million people 1.28 million people Poland
1300s 1.07 million people 3.45 million people 2.38 million people Poland
1400s 1.20 million people 3.35 million people 2.15 million people Poland
1500s 1.34 million people 3.76 million people 2.42 million people Poland
1600s 1.52 million people 4.62 million people 3.10 million people Poland
1700s 1.70 million people 5.74 million people 4.04 million people Poland
1710s 1.69 million people 5.98 million people 4.29 million people Poland
1720s 1.67 million people 6.26 million people 4.59 million people Poland
1730s 1.65 million people 6.56 million people 4.91 million people Poland
1740s 1.64 million people 6.87 million people 5.23 million people Poland
1750s 1.62 million people 7.20 million people 5.58 million people Poland
1760s 1.61 million people 7.53 million people 5.93 million people Poland
1770s 1.59 million people 7.89 million people 6.30 million people Poland
1780s 1.57 million people 8.26 million people 6.68 million people Poland
1790s 1.56 million people 8.64 million people 7.08 million people Poland
1800s 1.54 million people 9.05 million people 7.51 million people Poland
1810s 1.52 million people 9.25 million people 7.74 million people Poland
1820s 1.49 million people 9.46 million people 7.97 million people Poland
1830s 1.47 million people 9.80 million people 8.33 million people Poland
1840s 1.44 million people 10.35 million people 8.91 million people Poland
1850s 1.42 million people 10.92 million people 9.51 million people Poland
1860s 1.39 million people 12.21 million people 10.83 million people Poland
1870s 1.35 million people 13.42 million people 12.06 million people Poland
1880s 1.71 million people 15.35 million people 13.64 million people Poland
1890s 1.98 million people 17.16 million people 15.18 million people Poland
1900s 2.62 million people 18.03 million people 15.41 million people Poland
1910s 3.20 million people 18.81 million people 15.62 million people Poland
1920s 4.15 million people 16.39 million people 12.24 million people Poland
1930s 4.39 million people 18.65 million people 14.26 million people Poland
1940s 5.53 million people 17.37 million people 11.84 million people Poland
1950s 4.65 million people 15.21 million people 10.56 million people Poland
1960s 5.66 million people 15.53 million people 9.87 million people Poland
1970s 6.53 million people 15.24 million people 8.71 million people Poland
1980s 7.03 million people 14.75 million people 7.72 million people Poland
1990s 7.19 million people 14.72 million people 7.53 million people Poland
2000s 7.21 million people 14.68 million people 7.48 million people Poland
2010s 7.87 million people 15.14 million people 7.27 million people Poland
2020s 7.82 million people 15.16 million people 7.34 million people Poland
2030s 8.04 million people 13.54 million people 5.49 million people Poland
2040s 8.39 million people 10.89 million people 2.50 million people Poland
2050s 8.70 million people 9.16 million people 463,210 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Kazakhstan or Poland?
Poland, at 9.16 million people against 8.70 million people in Kazakhstan as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Kazakhstan and Poland?
463,210 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Poland?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Kazakhstan and Poland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Poland ranks 57th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.