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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.