Population growth in Poland
Poland: Population growth was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Poland, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Poland recorded -0.3% for population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 407.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Poland peaked at 1.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2021.
Poland ranks 193rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Poland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -54.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +127.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -26.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -43.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -45.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -123.2% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | +12478.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -97.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | +67.9% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +45.7% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | -24.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +44.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -125.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +396.9% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -521.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -118.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -100.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +25147.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -129.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -101.6% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | +12105.4% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | +4778.4% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -69.8% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -3.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -25147.2% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -12478.2% | -0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -12105.4% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -4778.4% | -0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | -521.5% | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | +396.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -1.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -1.4% | -0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More climate change data for Poland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,935 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,534 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 550.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,175 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,089 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 86.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Poland?
- Population growth in Poland was -0.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for population growth?
- Poland ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 407.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.