Poland
Population 2026
37,843,196
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.78%
- Density
- 124 per km²
- Land area
- 306,070 km²
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Currency
- Zloty (PLN)
- Official languages
- PL
- Urban population
- 60.1%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 283,4952026
- Deaths
- 419,4592026
- Birth rate
- 6.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 11.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.14
- Life expectancy
- 78.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 43.0
- Net migration
- -330,820
Age distribution
- 0–1414.5%
- 15–6464.8%
- 65+20.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $1.0T
- GDP per capita
- $28.4K
- GDP growth
- +3.6%
- Inflation
- 3.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Exports
- $517B
- Imports
- $488B
- Tourism receipts
- 2.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture2.5%
- Industry25.8%
- Manufacturing15.0%
- Services59.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture6.2%
- Industry30.0%
- Services63.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WarsawMazovia | 1,702,1392026 |
| 2 | KrakówLesser Poland | 816,6142026 |
| 3 | WrocławLower Silesia | 672,5452026 |
| 4 | ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship | 639,8902026 |
| 5 | PoznańGreater Poland | 536,1512026 |
| 6 | GdańskPomerania | 487,3712026 |
| 7 | SzczecinWest Pomerania | 395,5132026 |
| 8 | LublinLublin | 336,3392026 |
| 9 | BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie | 330,0382026 |
| 10 | BiałystokPodlasie | 295,6832026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37,843,196 | 283K | 419K |
| 2020 | 38,171,005 | 360K | 459K |
| 2010 | 38,095,356 | 422K | 379K |
| 2000 | 38,258,077 | 378K | 371K |
| 1990 | 38,055,448 | 548K | 394K |
| 1980 | 35,576,518 | 699K | 339K |
| 1970 | 32,542,639 | 541K | 273K |
| 1960 | 29,575,967 | 667K | 234K |
| 1950 | 24,780,169 | 755K | 303K |