Population by world region in Poland
Poland: Population by world region was 19.33 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
19.33 million people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
79th
of 238 countries
All-time high
38.76 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.25 million people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population by world region in Poland, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by world region in Poland is 19.33 million people, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by world region in Poland peaked at 38.76 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million people, in 1000.
That places Poland 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.25 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.25 million people | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.25 million people | 2.25 million people | 2.25 million people | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.50 million people | 3.50 million people | 3.50 million people | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.50 million people | 3.50 million people | 3.50 million people | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 1 |
| 1600s | 5.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 5.00 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 6.00 million people | 6.00 million people | 6.00 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 6.25 million people | 6.25 million people | 6.25 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.55 million people | 6.55 million people | 6.55 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.86 million people | 6.86 million people | 6.86 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.19 million people | 7.19 million people | 7.19 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.53 million people | 7.53 million people | 7.53 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.89 million people | 7.89 million people | 7.89 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 8.26 million people | 8.26 million people | 8.26 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 8.66 million people | 8.66 million people | 8.66 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 9.07 million people | 9.07 million people | 9.07 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 9.30 million people | 9.00 million people | 9.62 million people | 10 |
| 1810s | 10.02 million people | 9.69 million people | 10.35 million people | 10 |
| 1820s | 10.78 million people | 10.43 million people | 11.14 million people | 10 |
| 1830s | 11.60 million people | 11.22 million people | 11.99 million people | 10 |
| 1840s | 12.49 million people | 12.08 million people | 12.92 million people | 10 |
| 1850s | 13.78 million people | 13.05 million people | 14.57 million people | 10 |
| 1860s | 15.63 million people | 14.76 million people | 16.55 million people | 10 |
| 1870s | 17.93 million people | 16.77 million people | 19.15 million people | 10 |
| 1880s | 20.79 million people | 19.43 million people | 22.18 million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 23.32 million people | 22.44 million people | 24.13 million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 25.10 million people | 24.31 million people | 25.81 million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 24.83 million people | 23.79 million people | 25.81 million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 25.27 million people | 23.79 million people | 27.05 million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 28.30 million people | 27.39 million people | 28.99 million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 26.93 million people | 24.90 million people | 28.88 million people | 10 |
| 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 | 38.05 million people | 37.37 million people | 38.76 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 36.33 million people | 35.40 million people | 37.20 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 34.14 million people | 33.06 million people | 35.18 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 31.64 million people | 30.42 million people | 32.81 million people | 10 |
| 2060s | 28.80 million people | 27.42 million people | 30.14 million people | 10 |
| 2070s | 25.70 million people | 24.33 million people | 27.10 million people | 10 |
| 2080s | 22.83 million people | 21.68 million people | 24.04 million people | 10 |
| 2090s | 20.47 million people | 19.53 million people | 21.45 million people | 10 |
| 2100s | 19.33 million people | 19.33 million people | 19.33 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 76 Congo 20.03 million people compare
- 77 Israel 19.75 million people compare
- 78 North Korea 19.51 million people compare
- 80 Ecuador 19.09 million people compare
- 81 Central African Republic 18.78 million people compare
- 82 Papua New Guinea 18.64 million people compare
More population data for Poland
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1.01 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by world region in Poland?
- Population by world region in Poland was 19.33 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by world region recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.76 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 1000.
- How does Poland rank for population by world region?
- Poland ranks 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population by world region rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.