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Population in Poland

Poland: Population was 38.76 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.76 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
39th
of 238 countries
All-time high
38.76 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.25 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Poland, 1000–2023

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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 in Poland is 38.76 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 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, population in Poland peaked at 38.76 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million people, in 1000.

Poland ranks 39th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 38.34 million people 38.04 million people 38.76 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Poland?
Population in Poland was 38.76 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 38.76 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 1000.
How does Poland rank for population?
Poland ranks 39th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.