Germany including former GDR vs Poland: Usually resident population on 1 January

Germany including former GDR
83.50 million
in 2025
Poland
37.48 million
in 2025
Germany including former GDR rank
3rd
Poland rank
5th

Usually resident population on 1 January over time

  • Germany including former GDR
  • Poland
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M201420192025

How they compare

Germany including former GDR currently reports 83.50 million against 37.48 million in Poland, a difference of 46.03 million.

That makes Germany including former GDR's figure about 2.2 times Poland's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Germany including former GDR has been ahead every year.

Germany including former GDR ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 5th of 3 regions.

Germany including former GDR has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany including former GDR Poland Difference Ahead
2010s 81.99 million 37.99 million 44.01 million Germany including former GDR
2020s 83.44 million 37.70 million 45.74 million Germany including former GDR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher usually resident population on 1 january, Germany including former GDR or Poland?
Germany including former GDR, at 83.50 million against 37.48 million in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in usually resident population on 1 january between Germany including former GDR and Poland?
46.03 million, with Germany including former GDR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany including former GDR and Poland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
How do Germany including former GDR and Poland rank globally for usually resident population on 1 january?
Germany including former GDR ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 5th of 3 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Usually resident population on 1 January. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany including former GDR vs Poland: Usually resident population on 1 January. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/usually-resident-population-on-1-january/germany-including-former-gdr/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/usually-resident-population-on-1-january/germany-including-former-gdr/poland/">Germany including former GDR vs Poland: Usually resident population on 1 January</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Usually resident population on 1 January
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 354 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed