Nepal vs Poland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Nepal
19.84 million people
in 2025
Poland
22.92 million people
in 2025
Nepal rank
43rd
Poland rank
41st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Nepal
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 22.92 million people against 19.84 million people in Nepal, a difference of 3.07 million people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 285,524 people | 11.68 million people | 11.39 million people | Poland |
| 1960s | 411,190 people | 15.53 million people | 15.12 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.07 million people | 18.60 million people | 17.53 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.98 million people | 22.18 million people | 19.19 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 5.30 million people | 23.56 million people | 18.26 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 11.63 million people | 23.45 million people | 11.82 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 17.93 million people | 23.09 million people | 5.16 million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 19.62 million people | 22.97 million people | 3.34 million people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Nepal or Poland?
- Poland, at 22.92 million people against 19.84 million people in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Nepal and Poland?
- 3.07 million people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Poland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Poland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Nepal ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.