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Poland

Population

37,798,666

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
42nd
Share of world
0.46%
Annual change
−297,7220.10%

Population of Poland

10M15M20M25M30M35M40MPeak202637.8M2050 projection32.8M↓ 13% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 37,798,666. 2050 projection: 32,814,096.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Poland. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202637,843,1880.10%42
202538,140,9100.02%42
202038,171,0120.14%39
201938,225,8850.04%37
201838,241,0710.04%37
201738,254,9590.02%37
201538,266,3140.09%35
201038,095,3510.02%33
200538,124,3790.07%32
200038,258,0710.06%30

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Warsaw is home to 1,863,578 people, 4.92% of Poland's population.

City population1M700K300K
Warsaw 1.9MKrakow 814.6KWroclaw 675.0KLodz 625.0KPoznan 526.1KGdansk 489.4KSzczecin 378.7KLublin 322.0KBydgoszcz 310.3KBialystok 287.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Warsaw1.9M4.92%
2Krakow814.6K2.15%
3Wroclaw675.0K1.78%
4Lodz625.0K1.65%
5Poznan526.1K1.39%
6Gdansk489.4K1.29%
7Szczecin378.7K1.00%
8Lublin322.0K0.85%
9Bydgoszcz310.3K0.82%
10Bialystok287.9K0.76%

Poland by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Poland is home to an estimated 37,798,666 people, the 42nd largest population in the world.
Daily change
Poland has a net population change of approximately -394 people per day, driven by 776 births, 1,148 deaths, and net emigration of 22 people.
Share of world
Poland makes up 0.46% of the world's population and 5.09% of Europe's.
Density
123.6 people per km² of land (320.2 per mi²), ranking 100th among countries and territories.
Urban living
60.09% of people live in urban areas.

Poland Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1,421100+ years, female: 6,96095–99 years, male: 14,16895–99 years, female: 48,69490–94 years, male: 67,20990–94 years, female: 188,25185–89 years, male: 167,16585–89 years, female: 381,63480–84 years, male: 291,94480–84 years, female: 530,75275–79 years, male: 659,36175–79 years, female: 1,002,77870–74 years, male: 964,85470–74 years, female: 1,292,54665–69 years, male: 1,104,96765–69 years, female: 1,324,23160–64 years, male: 1,046,75260–64 years, female: 1,145,34155–59 years, male: 1,098,21555–59 years, female: 1,140,81750–54 years, male: 1,352,96550–54 years, female: 1,358,74245–49 years, male: 1,563,01345–49 years, female: 1,539,90540–44 years, male: 1,643,77740–44 years, female: 1,599,84235–39 years, male: 1,444,53135–39 years, female: 1,395,24030–34 years, male: 1,217,21330–34 years, female: 1,165,40725–29 years, male: 977,71825–29 years, female: 938,31020–24 years, male: 892,24120–24 years, female: 850,74515–19 years, male: 1,066,03815–19 years, female: 1,013,43010–14 years, male: 1,016,72110–14 years, female: 964,3725–9 years, male: 957,7045–9 years, female: 905,6110–4 years, male: 773,0750–4 years, female: 728,533100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M1.5M1.5M

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Median age

44 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

79.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

48.41%

Female

51.59%

Life expectancy 75.5Life expectancy 82.7

Ethnicity

96.9%

Polish

  • Polish96.9%
  • Other1.6%
  • Silesian1.1%
  • Unspecified0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Religion

85%

Catholic, the largest religion

  • Catholic85%
  • Unspecified13%
  • Orthodox1.3%
  • Protestant0.4%
  • Other0.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Poland United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Polish Official Statistics