Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Poland
Poland: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 60.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
60.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
141st
of 238 countries
All-time high
61.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Poland, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 60.1% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Poland peaked at 61.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1000.
That places Poland 141st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1% | — |
| 1100 | 0.2% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.5% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 1.5% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 4.4% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 6.0% | +36.4% |
| 1600 | 7.6% | +26.7% |
| 1700 | 4.3% | -43.4% |
| 1710 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 1720 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 1730 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 1740 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 1750 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 4.5% | +1.8% |
| 1770 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 1780 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 1790 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 1800 | 4.8% | +1.7% |
| 1810 | 7.0% | +46.6% |
| 1820 | 9.3% | +31.8% |
| 1830 | 11.5% | +24.1% |
| 1840 | 13.7% | +19.4% |
| 1850 | 16.0% | +16.3% |
| 1860 | 18.2% | +14.0% |
| 1870 | 20.5% | +12.3% |
| 1880 | 22.7% | +10.9% |
| 1890 | 24.9% | +9.9% |
| 1900 | 27.2% | +9.0% |
| 1910 | 29.4% | +8.2% |
| 1920 | 31.6% | +7.6% |
| 1930 | 33.9% | +7.1% |
| 1940 | 36.1% | +6.6% |
| 1950 | 38.4% | +6.4% |
| 1951 | 39.7% | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 40.8% | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 42.0% | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 43.0% | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 44.0% | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 45.0% | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 45.9% | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 60.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's 60.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.6%, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 1.5% | 4.4% |
| 1810 | +46.6% | 4.8% | 7.0% |
| 1700 | -43.4% | 7.6% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1400s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1500s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1820s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1830s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1840s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 1850s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 1860s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 1870s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 1890s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 1900s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 1920s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 1940s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 1 |
| 1950s | 43.3% | 38.4% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.0% | 48.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 52.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.0% | 58.2% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 61.3% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 61.0% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 60.0% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.8% | 60.1% | 6 |
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- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Poland?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Poland was 60.1% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1000.
- How does Poland rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Poland ranks 141st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.