Has the population peaked? in Poland
Poland: Has the population peaked? was 38.76 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
38.76 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
39th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.76 million people
in 2023
All-time low
24.78 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Has the population peaked? in Poland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Poland recorded 38.76 million people for has the population peaked? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Poland peaked at 38.76 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.78 million people, in 1950.
Poland ranks 39th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Has the population peaked? in Poland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.78 million people | — |
| 1951 | 25.22 million people | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 25.67 million people | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 26.13 million people | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 26.59 million people | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 27.06 million people | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 27.54 million people | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 28.08 million people | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 28.64 million people | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 29.13 million people | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 29.58 million people | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 29.98 million people | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 30.34 million people | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 30.67 million people | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 30.99 million people | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 31.29 million people | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 31.57 million people | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 31.83 million people | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 32.08 million people | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 32.32 million people | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 32.54 million people | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 32.77 million people | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 33.04 million people | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 33.33 million people | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 33.64 million people | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 33.96 million people | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 34.30 million people | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 34.63 million people | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 34.93 million people | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 35.25 million people | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 35.58 million people | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 35.90 million people | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 36.23 million people | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 36.57 million people | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 36.91 million people | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 37.20 million people | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 37.45 million people | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 37.67 million people | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 37.82 million people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 37.94 million people | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 38.06 million people | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 38.15 million people | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.23 million people | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 38.29 million people | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 38.34 million people | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.36 million people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.36 million people | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.35 million people | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.33 million people | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.29 million people | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.26 million people | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 38.25 million people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.23 million people | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.20 million people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.17 million people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.12 million people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.07 million people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.02 million people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 38.00 million people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.10 million people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 38.21 million people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 38.25 million people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 38.26 million people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.27 million people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.27 million people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.26 million people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.26 million people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.24 million people | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.23 million people | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.17 million people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.04 million people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.39 million people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 38.76 million people | +1.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 38.76 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million people, 13.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's 38.76 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million people, 6.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.88 million people | 24.78 million people | 29.13 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.06 million people | 29.58 million people | 32.32 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.84 million people | 32.54 million people | 35.25 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.93 million people | 35.58 million people | 37.94 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.28 million people | 38.06 million people | 38.36 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.13 million people | 38.00 million people | 38.26 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.23 million people | 38.10 million people | 38.27 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.34 million people | 38.04 million people | 38.76 million people | 4 |
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 has the population peaked? in Poland?
- Has the population peaked? in Poland was 38.76 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.76 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.78 million people in 1950.
- How does Poland rank for has the population peaked??
- Poland ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.