The current population of Poland is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Poland 2025 population is estimated at 38,140,910 people at mid-year.
Poland population is equivalent to 0.46% of the total world population.
Poland ranks number 42 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Poland is 125 per Km² (323 people per mi²).
The total land area is 306,230 Km² (118,236 sq. miles).
59.25% of the population is urban (22,598,335 people in 2025)
The median age in Poland is 42.5 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Poland (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Poland Global Rank
2025	38,140,910	−1.03%	−398,291	−330,820	42.5	1.31	125	59.2%	22,598,335	0.46%	8,231,613,070	42
2024	38,539,201	−0.58%	−223,643	−238,062	41.8	1.3	126	58.7%	22,625,763	0.47%	8,161,972,572	39
2023	38,762,844	0.98%	377,105	−7,824	41.3	1.3	127	58.5%	22,658,118	0.48%	8,091,734,930	39
2022	38,385,739	0.28%	107,364	967,744	40.9	1.26	125	59.1%	22,695,137	0.48%	8,021,407,192	39
2020	38,171,012	−0.05%	−19,060	3,920	40.1	1.38	125	59.7%	22,781,639	0.48%	7,887,001,292	39
2015	38,266,314	0.09%	34,193	3,887	38.3	1.32	125	60.3%	23,065,377	0.51%	7,470,491,872	35
2010	38,095,351	−0.02%	−5,806	119,623	36.9	1.41	124	61.3%	23,335,927	0.54%	7,021,732,148	33
2005	38,124,379	−0.07%	−26,738	−41,942	35.6	1.24	124	61.8%	23,574,790	0.58%	6,586,970,132	32
2000	38,258,071	−0.06%	−21,319	−15,921	34.3	1.37	125	62.2%	23,791,900	0.62%	6,171,702,993	30
1995	38,364,667	0.16%	61,842	−52,989	32.9	1.63	125	61.6%	23,645,810	0.67%	5,758,878,982	29
1990	38,055,455	0.46%	170,920	−50,339	31.4	2.06	124	61.1%	23,254,781	0.71%	5,327,803,110	28
1985	37,200,853	0.9%	324,867	−27,277	29.8	2.32	121	59.8%	22,255,565	0.76%	4,868,943,465	26
1980	35,576,519	0.93%	322,424	−42,420	28.5	2.28	116	58%	20,640,994	0.80%	4,447,606,236	25
1975	33,964,399	0.86%	284,353	−31,346	27.4	2.28	111	55.3%	18,776,569	0.83%	4,070,735,277	24
1970	32,542,633	0.79%	250,859	−66,859	27.3	2.25	106	52.3%	17,011,282	0.88%	3,694,683,794	23
1965	31,288,336	1.13%	342,474	−21,658	26.5	2.54	102	50.2%	15,718,434	0.94%	3,334,533,703	21
1960	29,575,966	1.79%	502,465	−6,306	25.6	3	97	47.9%	14,181,448	0.98%	3,015,470,894	19
1955	27,063,640	1.78%	456,696	−28,167	25.2	3.56	88	43.5%	11,779,020	0.99%	2,740,213,792	19

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Poland Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Poland Global Rank
2030	37,198,543	−0.5%	−188,473	−5,963	45	1.33	121	60.6%	22,532,769	0.43%	8,569,124,911	47
2035	36,243,787	−0.52%	−190,951	−4,055	47.4	1.35	118	62.3%	22,568,109	0.41%	8,885,210,181	52
2040	35,179,554	−0.59%	−212,847	−5,282	49.3	1.37	115	64.5%	22,692,384	0.38%	9,177,190,203	53
2045	34,031,059	−0.66%	−229,699	−4,972	50.8	1.39	111	67%	22,805,335	0.36%	9,439,639,668	57
2050	32,814,096	−0.73%	−243,393	−4,478	51.8	1.4	107	69.5%	22,799,232	0.34%	9,664,378,587	59

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Poland Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Poland

Life Expectancy

79.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

3.2

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

3.7

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Poland

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	City	Population
1	Warsaw	1,702,139
2	Lodz	768,755
3	Krakow	755,050
4	Wroclaw	634,893
5	Poznan	570,352
6	Gdansk	461,865
7	Szczecin	407,811
8	Bydgoszcz	366,452
9	Lublin	360,044
10	Katowice	317,316
11	Bialystok	291,855
12	Czestochowa	248,125
13	Gdynia	244,969
14	Sosnowiec	227,295
15	Radom	226,794
16	Mokotow	217,683
17	Kielce	208,598
18	Gliwice	198,835
19	Torun	198,613
20	Zabrze	192,177
21	Bytom	189,186
22	Praga Poludnie	179,836
23	Bielsko-Biala	176,515
24	Olsztyn	171,803
25	Rzeszow	158,382
26	Ursynow	150,668
27	Ruda Slaska	146,189
28	Rybnik	142,510
29	Wola	140,958
30	Bielany	134,854
31	Srodmiescie	134,306
32	Tychy	130,000
33	Bialoleka	129,106
34	Opole	127,676
35	Elblag	127,558
36	Plock	127,474
37	Walbrzych	127,431
38	Gorzow Wielkopolski	124,430
39	Targowek	124,279
40	Wloclawek	120,339
41	Zielona Gora	118,433
42	Dabrowa Gornicza	118,285
43	Tarnow	117,799
44	Chorzow	113,430
45	Kalisz	108,759
46	Koszalin	107,450
47	Legnica	106,033
48	Bemowo	102,393
49	Slupsk	98,608
50	Jaworzno	96,541
51	Jastrzebie Zdroj	95,813
52	Grudziadz	95,045
53	Praga Polnoc	93,192
54	Ochota	93,192
55	Jelenia Gora	87,310
56	Nowy Sacz	84,376
57	Konin	81,258
58	Piotrkow Trybunalski	80,128
59	Inowroclaw	77,597
60	Lubin	77,532
61	Wawer	77,205
62	Siedlce	77,185
63	Pila	75,532
64	Myslowice	74,586
65	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	73,989
66	Siemianowice Slaskie	73,121
67	Ostrow Wielkopolski	72,898
68	Stargard	71,224
69	Pabianice	70,542
70	Gniezno	70,269

Notes

The Poland Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Poland delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Poland (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Poland in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Poland Population (LIVE)