Urban population, annual growth rate in Poland
Poland: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.1469 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Poland, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Poland is -0.1469 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Poland peaked at 2.35 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -1.53 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Poland ranks 195th 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.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1966 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1967 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 1971 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +48.4% |
| 1973 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9685 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6753 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5164 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5163 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4696 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4133 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3517 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2993 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2141 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1447 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1243 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0843 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0298 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2000 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -3501.8% |
| 2001 | -0.0114 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0423 % change on previous year | +270.4% |
| 2003 | -0.1161 % change on previous year | +174.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1764 % change on previous year | +52.0% |
| 2005 | -0.2154 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 2006 | -0.2737 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 2007 | -0.2894 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2008 | -0.2308 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1708 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2010 | -0.502 % change on previous year | +194.0% |
| 2011 | -0.13 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1674 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 2013 | -0.2266 % change on previous year | +35.4% |
| 2014 | -0.2389 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2281 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2016 | -0.202 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2017 | -0.1443 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1541 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2019 | -0.1754 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2020 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +658.8% |
| 2021 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2022 | -0.3956 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 2023 | -0.2742 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 2024 | -0.2085 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 2025 | -0.1469 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3501.8% | 0.0298 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -658.8% | -0.1754 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -270.4% | -0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0423 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -194.0% | -0.1708 % change on previous year | -0.502 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -174.1% | -0.0423 % change on previous year | -0.1161 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.5164 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2647 % change on previous year | 0.0298 % change on previous year | 0.5163 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2539 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | -0.0114 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2169 % change on previous year | -0.502 % change on previous year | -0.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6476 % change on previous year | -1.53 % change on previous year | -0.1469 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 192 Mauritius -0.1105 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Korea -0.1214 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Bermuda -0.1253 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Slovakia -0.1481 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Romania -0.1552 % change on previous year compare
- 198 Macau, China -0.1601 % 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 urban population, annual growth rate in Poland?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Poland was -0.1469 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Poland ranks 195th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 Urban population, 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.