Poland vs Romania

Poland vs Romania: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.26% a year in Poland and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.27 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Poland vs Romania: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.26% a year in Poland and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.27 percentage points.
PolandRomaniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2023, Poland ranked 192 and Romania ranked 207 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Poland at -1.04% a year and Romania at -0.79% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearPolandRomaniaWorld
2023-0.26-0.530.87
20222.230.020.88
2021-0.44-0.870.8
2020-0.25-0.630.9
2019-0.04-0.51.03
2018-0.04-0.491.07
2017-0.03-0.441.13
2016-0.01-0.441.17
2015-0-0.51.18
20140.01-0.471.22
20130.02-0.481.23
20120.04-0.481.27
20110.17-0.751.26
20100.43-0.731.27
20090.06-0.681.28
2008-0.03-0.71.28
2007-0.1-0.761.28
2006-0.17-0.811.28
2005-0.11-0.871.27
2004-0.12-0.911.28
2003-0.07-0.861.29
2002-0.06-0.771.3
2001-0.03-0.61.33
2000-0.02-0.551.35
1999-0.13-0.541.35
1998-0.07-0.531.37
1997-0.04-0.61.39
1996-0.01-0.561.42
1995-0.01-0.471.45
19940.12-0.41.47
19930.14-0.351.52
19920.18-0.261.57
19910.24-0.051.63
19900.270.111.76
19890.350.341.78
19880.290.291.79
19870.520.321.84
19860.620.31.83
19850.730.311.8
19840.860.331.8
19830.950.331.78
19820.920.421.86
19810.920.491.82
19800.890.571.8
19790.960.651.79
19780.830.731.74
19770.930.811.75
197611.071.78
19750.951.081.8
19740.961.141.88
19730.891.111.94
19720.871.241.97
19710.781.331.97
19700.621.472.06
19690.741.662.06
19680.781.842.09
19670.781.952
19660.860.42.04
19650.920.272.09
19640.980.342.16
19631.10.392.28
19621.110.432.11
19611.270.541.67
19601.440.651.58
19591.580.731.73
19581.810.842
19572.20.932.07
19561.691.271.98
19551.771.192.01
19541.761.211.99
19531.761.221.9
19521.741.281.94
19511.791.361.75
19501.751.411.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPolandRomaniaWorld
2024-0.9-1.17–-0.64-0.56-0.87–-0.260.86
2025-1.18-1.54–-0.84-0.57-0.98–-0.190.84
2026-0.38-0.7–-0.06-0.58-1.08–-0.170.83
2027-0.4-0.75–-0.05-0.59-1.14–-0.090.81
2028-0.43-0.8–-0.06-0.59-1.18–-0.040.8
2029-0.46-0.86–-0.08-0.61-1.2–00.78
2030-0.48-0.87–-0.09-0.61-1.26–0.010.76
2031-0.5-0.92–-0.11-0.61-1.31–0.070.75
2032-0.51-0.96–-0.11-0.62-1.36–0.080.73
2033-0.53-1.01–-0.12-0.63-1.37–0.10.72
2034-0.54-1.02–-0.09-0.64-1.37–0.110.7
2035-0.56-1.06–-0.11-0.65-1.47–0.070.69
2036-0.58-1.09–-0.12-0.66-1.45–0.090.67
2037-0.59-1.11–-0.11-0.67-1.48–0.120.65
2038-0.6-1.12–-0.09-0.68-1.54–0.150.64
2039-0.62-1.19–-0.11-0.67-1.55–0.120.62
2040-0.63-1.21–-0.12-0.68-1.54–0.180.61
2041-0.64-1.24–-0.12-0.7-1.59–0.190.59
2042-0.66-1.26–-0.11-0.69-1.59–0.180.57
2043-0.67-1.29–-0.12-0.7-1.68–0.190.56
2044-0.68-1.31–-0.13-0.71-1.68–0.180.54
2045-0.7-1.35–-0.14-0.71-1.66–0.20.52
2046-0.71-1.33–-0.16-0.71-1.67–0.190.5
2047-0.72-1.37–-0.17-0.73-1.69–0.210.48
2048-0.73-1.39–-0.17-0.73-1.72–0.230.46
2049-0.75-1.41–-0.2-0.74-1.69–0.180.44
2050-0.76-1.42–-0.21-0.74-1.74–0.170.42
2051-0.78-1.44–-0.23-0.76-1.78–0.170.4
2052-0.79-1.48–-0.23-0.78-1.79–0.180.38
2053-0.81-1.51–-0.25-0.78-1.84–0.180.36
2054-0.83-1.54–-0.28-0.8-1.9–0.170.34
2055-0.85-1.54–-0.26-0.82-1.91–0.180.33
2056-0.87-1.54–-0.26-0.84-1.92–0.150.31
2057-0.89-1.6–-0.29-0.85-1.93–0.170.3
2058-0.9-1.65–-0.28-0.87-1.99–0.180.28
2059-0.93-1.69–-0.3-0.88-1.96–0.150.27
2060-0.94-1.73–-0.31-0.89-1.98–0.160.25
2061-0.97-1.77–-0.34-0.91-2.08–0.160.24
2062-0.99-1.82–-0.36-0.92-2.07–0.170.23
2063-1.02-1.85–-0.37-0.91-2.09–0.130.22
2064-1.04-1.91–-0.32-0.91-2.17–0.140.21
2065-1.07-1.9–-0.37-0.92-2.17–0.190.2
2066-1.09-1.98–-0.37-0.9-2.18–0.230.19
2067-1.11-1.99–-0.36-0.88-2.21–0.220.18
2068-1.13-2.04–-0.37-0.87-2.15–0.270.17
2069-1.15-2.05–-0.38-0.86-2.16–0.290.16
2070-1.16-2.09–-0.36-0.85-2.1–0.270.15
2071-1.18-2.13–-0.37-0.84-2.14–0.340.14
2072-1.19-2.16–-0.39-0.83-2.09–0.360.13
2073-1.2-2.22–-0.41-0.81-2.17–0.380.12
2074-1.21-2.25–-0.4-0.8-2.14–0.340.1
2075-1.21-2.22–-0.39-0.79-2.16–0.360.09
2076-1.21-2.25–-0.39-0.78-2.13–0.410.08
2077-1.22-2.31–-0.39-0.78-2.1–0.410.07
2078-1.2-2.3–-0.35-0.77-2.17–0.420.06
2079-1.21-2.33–-0.4-0.76-2.13–0.480.05
2080-1.2-2.35–-0.39-0.76-2.08–0.470.04
2081-1.19-2.4–-0.37-0.75-2.11–0.50.03
2082-1.18-2.39–-0.38-0.73-2.1–0.490.02
2083-1.17-2.37–-0.33-0.73-2.12–0.490.01
2084-1.15-2.36–-0.34-0.73-2.16–0.52-0
2085-1.14-2.38–-0.3-0.72-2.14–0.5-0.01
2086-1.12-2.44–-0.31-0.72-2.2–0.48-0.02
2087-1.11-2.4–-0.28-0.71-2.18–0.51-0.03
2088-1.1-2.38–-0.27-0.71-2.21–0.53-0.04
2089-1.08-2.38–-0.24-0.71-2.23–0.53-0.05
2090-1.07-2.4–-0.2-0.72-2.28–0.48-0.05
2091-1.06-2.49–-0.21-0.71-2.34–0.52-0.06
2092-1.05-2.47–-0.2-0.72-2.3–0.53-0.07
2093-1.04-2.48–-0.2-0.73-2.34–0.53-0.07
2094-1.04-2.46–-0.17-0.73-2.3–0.47-0.08
2095-1.03-2.54–-0.16-0.74-2.37–0.53-0.09
2096-1.04-2.49–-0.1-0.75-2.48–0.54-0.1
2097-1.03-2.57–-0.09-0.75-2.45–0.51-0.11
2098-1.03-2.56–-0.09-0.77-2.52–0.53-0.11
2099-1.04-2.62–-0.07-0.78-2.57–0.51-0.12
2100-1.04-2.7–-0.06-0.79-2.55–0.54-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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