Ghana vs Poland: Urban population

Ghana
20.66 million
in 2025
Poland
21.89 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
42nd
Poland rank
41st

Urban population over time

  • Ghana
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 21.89 million against 20.66 million in Ghana, a difference of 1.23 million.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 41st of 218 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.05 million 15.59 million 13.54 million Poland
1970s 3.06 million 18.62 million 15.56 million Poland
1980s 4.41 million 22.18 million 17.77 million Poland
1990s 6.83 million 23.69 million 16.86 million Poland
2000s 10.48 million 23.48 million 13.00 million Poland
2010s 15.15 million 22.95 million 7.81 million Poland
2020s 19.27 million 22.07 million 2.80 million Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Ghana or Poland?
Poland, at 21.89 million against 20.66 million in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Ghana and Poland?
1.23 million, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Poland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Poland rank globally for urban population?
Ghana ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.