Population, total, annual growth rate in Poland
Poland: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.3373 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Poland, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Poland recorded -0.3373 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 406.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Poland peaked at 1.39 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.42 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Poland 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9814 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7505 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9665 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9613 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7853 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3564 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3649 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.83 % change on previous year | +127.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9124 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9644 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9985 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9684 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7974 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8054 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9277 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9119 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9245 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.942 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9086 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.807 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6833 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5657 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4155 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3622 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3933 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3553 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3072 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2547 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2114 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1357 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0762 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0655 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0357 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1999 | -0.0083 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 2000 | -1.04 % change on previous year | +12454.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0274 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0463 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 2003 | -0.0675 % change on previous year | +45.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0586 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 2005 | -0.044 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0631 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 2007 | -0.0543 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0677 % change on previous year | +396.1% |
| 2010 | -0.2852 % change on previous year | -521.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0539 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0604 % change on previous year | +22900.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0749 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0666 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0245 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +4737.7% |
| 2021 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 2022 | -0.4324 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2023 | -0.3647 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2024 | -0.3494 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2025 | -0.3373 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | -22900.1% | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0604 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -12454.2% | -0.0083 % change on previous year | -1.04 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -4737.7% | -0.0245 % change on previous year | -1.18 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -521.4% | 0.0677 % change on previous year | -0.2852 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +396.1% | 0.0136 % change on previous year | 0.0677 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.7505 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8001 % change on previous year | 0.3564 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7448 % change on previous year | 0.3622 % change on previous year | 0.942 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1827 % change on previous year | -0.0083 % change on previous year | 0.3933 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1319 % change on previous year | -1.04 % change on previous year | 0.0677 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0488 % change on previous year | -0.2852 % change on previous year | 0.0539 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.682 % change on previous year | -1.42 % change on previous year | -0.3373 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 190 North Macedonia -0.1891 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Jordan -0.2787 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Hong Kong, China -0.3349 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Cuba -0.388 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Tonga -0.4156 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Estonia -0.427 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Poland?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Poland was -0.3373 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.42 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Poland ranks 193rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 406.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.