Population · Europe · 2025 data
Poland Population
Poland had a population of 36.44 million in 2025, ranking #44 of 216 countries and territories (0.44% of the world). The population fell by 4.1% over the past ten years and peaked in 1998 at 38.66 million.
Population of Poland, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36,435,861 | -0.34% |
| 2024 | 36,559,233 | -0.35% |
| 2023 | 36,687,353 | -0.36% |
| 2022 | 36,821,749 | -0.43% |
| 2021 | 36,981,559 | -1.42% |
| 2020 | 37,515,748 | -1.18% |
| 2019 | 37,965,475 | -0.02% |
| 2018 | 37,974,750 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 37,974,826 | +0.01% |
| 2016 | 37,970,087 | -0.04% |
| 2015 | 37,986,412 | -0.07% |
| 2014 | 38,011,735 | -0.07% |
| 2013 | 38,040,196 | -0.06% |
| 2012 | 38,063,164 | 0.00% |
| 2011 | 38,063,255 | +0.05% |
| 2010 | 38,042,794 | -0.29% |
| 2009 | 38,151,603 | +0.07% |
| 2008 | 38,125,759 | +0.01% |
| 2007 | 38,120,560 | -0.05% |
| 2006 | 38,141,267 | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 38,165,445 | -0.04% |
| 2004 | 38,182,222 | -0.06% |
| 2003 | 38,204,570 | -0.07% |
| 2002 | 38,230,364 | -0.05% |
| 2001 | 38,248,076 | -0.03% |
| 2000 | 38,258,629 | -1.04% |
| 1999 | 38,660,271 | -0.01% |
| 1998 | 38,663,481 | +0.04% |
| 1997 | 38,649,660 | +0.07% |
| 1996 | 38,624,370 | +0.08% |
| 1995 | 38,594,998 | +0.14% |
| 1994 | 38,542,652 | +0.21% |
| 1993 | 38,461,408 | +0.25% |
| 1992 | 38,363,667 | +0.31% |
| 1991 | 38,246,193 | +0.36% |
| 1990 | 38,110,782 | +0.39% |
| 1989 | 37,961,529 | +0.36% |
| 1988 | 37,824,487 | +0.42% |
| 1987 | 37,668,045 | +0.57% |
| 1986 | 37,456,119 | +0.68% |
| 1985 | 37,201,885 | +0.81% |
| 1984 | 36,904,134 | +0.91% |
| 1983 | 36,571,808 | +0.94% |
| 1982 | 36,230,481 | +0.92% |
| 1981 | 35,898,587 | +0.91% |
| 1980 | 35,574,150 | +0.93% |
| 1979 | 35,247,217 | +0.81% |
| 1978 | 34,965,600 | +0.80% |
| 1977 | 34,689,050 | +0.97% |
| 1976 | 34,356,300 | +1.00% |
| 1975 | 34,015,199 | +1.00% |
| 1974 | 33,678,899 | +0.96% |
| 1973 | 33,357,200 | +0.91% |
| 1972 | 33,055,650 | +0.83% |
| 1971 | 32,783,500 | +0.36% |
| 1970 | 32,664,300 | +0.36% |
| 1969 | 32,548,300 | +0.79% |
| 1968 | 32,294,655 | +0.96% |
| 1967 | 31,987,155 | +0.97% |
| 1966 | 31,681,000 | +0.75% |
| 1965 | 31,444,950 | +0.98% |
| 1964 | 31,139,450 | +1.39% |
| 1963 | 30,712,000 | +1.33% |
| 1962 | 30,308,500 | +1.15% |
| 1961 | 29,964,000 | +1.10% |
| 1960 | 29,637,450 | — |
Demographics of Poland
Ethnic groups
Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% (2011 est.)
Languages
Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2% (2011 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 70.7%, refused to answer 20.9%, no religion 6.9%; less than 1 percent: Orthodox, Jehovah Witness, Evangelic of Augsburg, Greek Catholic, Pentecostal, other Protestant, not stated, old Catholic Mariavite Church, other Christians, Islam, Buddhist, Polish Catholic Church, other, Baptist Union of Poland, Pagan, Seventh Day Adventist, Hindu, other Catholic (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).