Urban population, per capita in Poland
Poland: Urban population, per capita was 0.6009 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Poland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.6009 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.6176 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4806 units per person, in 1960.
Poland ranks 125th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4806 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4861 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4909 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.495 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4988 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5022 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5055 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5089 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5124 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5163 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5207 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5257 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5318 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5386 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5457 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.553 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5601 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5667 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5724 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5774 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5823 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5871 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5919 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5964 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6005 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6042 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6073 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6097 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6113 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6123 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.613 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6137 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6144 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.615 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6155 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.616 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6164 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6168 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6171 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6173 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6175 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6176 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6176 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6173 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6166 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6155 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6142 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6128 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6113 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6098 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6085 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6063 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6053 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6043 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6024 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6015 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6005 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5996 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5987 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5981 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5983 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5989 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5997 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6009 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4997 units per person | 0.4806 units per person | 0.5163 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5492 units per person | 0.5207 units per person | 0.5774 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6003 units per person | 0.5823 units per person | 0.6123 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6155 units per person | 0.613 units per person | 0.6173 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.615 units per person | 0.6098 units per person | 0.6176 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6039 units per person | 0.5996 units per person | 0.6085 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5991 units per person | 0.5981 units per person | 0.6009 units per person | 6 |
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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, per capita in Poland?
- Urban population, per capita in Poland was 0.6009 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6176 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4806 units per person in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for urban population, per capita?
- Poland ranks 125th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- 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
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.