Population estimates and projections in Poland

Poland had an estimated population of 38,762,844 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Poland, 2023 (latest estimate) 38,762,844 People
Change from 2022 +1.0% 2022: 38,385,739 people
Projection for 2030 37,198,543 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 32,814,096 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 19,329,839 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 39th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Poland over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Poland
2100 19,329,839 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 20,355,965 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 21,452,557 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 22,670,483 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 24,037,703 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 25,533,666 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 27,103,555 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 28,661,471 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 30,139,158 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 31,520,111 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 32,814,096 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 34,031,059 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 35,179,554 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 36,243,788 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 37,198,543 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 38,140,910 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 38,762,844 people
2022 38,385,739 people
2021 38,040,302 people
2020 38,171,012 people
2019 38,225,884 people
2018 38,241,070 people
2017 38,254,958 people
2016 38,263,265 people
2015 38,266,314 people
2014 38,265,113 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 38,385,739 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 38,259,262 people, the figure has changed by +1.3%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Poland has the 39th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Poland
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024