Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Poland
Poland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.629 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Poland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Poland is 0.629 people per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.6327 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4796 people per person, in 1960.
Poland ranks 117th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4796 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4864 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4914 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4944 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4964 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4997 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5037 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5064 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.509 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5127 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5187 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5255 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5316 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5382 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5451 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5522 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5592 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5657 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5719 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5774 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5823 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5872 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5919 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5964 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6005 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6042 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6073 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6097 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6112 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6119 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6121 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6122 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6123 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6123 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6123 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6123 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6122 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6119 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6117 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6113 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6175 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6175 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6176 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6173 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6163 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6148 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6131 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6111 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6092 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6074 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6093 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6097 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6093 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6088 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6084 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6078 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6071 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6059 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6047 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6037 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6092 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6152 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6237 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6327 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6322 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.629 people per person | -0.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.629 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 78% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.629 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.498 people per person | 0.4796 people per person | 0.5127 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5486 people per person | 0.5187 people per person | 0.5774 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6003 people per person | 0.5823 people per person | 0.6119 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6121 people per person | 0.6113 people per person | 0.6123 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6142 people per person | 0.6074 people per person | 0.6176 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6075 people per person | 0.6037 people per person | 0.6097 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6237 people per person | 0.6092 people per person | 0.6327 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.8441 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Poland?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Poland was 0.629 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6327 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4796 people per person in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Poland ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.