Poland
Urban population in Poland
Urban population in Poland: 38.4% in 1950 and 60.1% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 60.1%
- Since 1950
- +21.7 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 132 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 72.1%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 72.1% in 2050.
- The highest was 61.8% in 2001, the lowest 38.4% in 1950.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Poland |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.1 |
| 2024 | 60 |
| 2023 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 59.8 |
| 2021 | 59.8 |
| 2020 | 59.9 |
| 2019 | 60 |
| 2018 | 60.1 |
| 2017 | 60.2 |
| 2016 | 60.2 |
| 2015 | 60.3 |
| 2014 | 60.4 |
| 2013 | 60.5 |
| 2012 | 60.6 |
| 2011 | 60.7 |
| 2010 | 60.9 |
| 2009 | 61 |
| 2008 | 61.1 |
| 2007 | 61.3 |
| 2006 | 61.4 |
| 2005 | 61.6 |
| 2004 | 61.7 |
| 2003 | 61.7 |
| 2002 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 61.8 |
| 2000 | 61.8 |
| 1999 | 61.7 |
| 1998 | 61.7 |
| 1997 | 61.7 |
| 1996 | 61.6 |
| 1995 | 61.6 |
| 1994 | 61.6 |
| 1993 | 61.5 |
| 1992 | 61.4 |
| 1991 | 61.4 |
| 1990 | 61.3 |
| 1989 | 61.2 |
| 1988 | 61.1 |
| 1987 | 61 |
| 1986 | 60.7 |
| 1985 | 60.4 |
| 1984 | 60.1 |
| 1983 | 59.6 |
| 1982 | 59.2 |
| 1981 | 58.7 |
| 1980 | 58.2 |
| 1979 | 57.7 |
| 1978 | 57.2 |
| 1977 | 56.7 |
| 1976 | 56 |
| 1975 | 55.3 |
| 1974 | 54.6 |
| 1973 | 53.9 |
| 1972 | 53.2 |
| 1971 | 52.6 |
| 1970 | 52.1 |
| 1969 | 51.6 |
| 1968 | 51.2 |
| 1967 | 50.9 |
| 1966 | 50.6 |
| 1965 | 50.2 |
| 1964 | 49.9 |
| 1963 | 49.5 |
| 1962 | 49.1 |
| 1961 | 48.6 |
| 1960 | 48.1 |
| 1959 | 47.4 |
| 1958 | 46.7 |
| 1957 | 45.9 |
| 1956 | 45 |
| 1955 | 44 |
| 1954 | 43 |
| 1953 | 42 |
| 1952 | 40.8 |
| 1951 | 39.7 |
| 1950 | 38.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Poland |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 60.2 |
| 2027 | 60.4 |
| 2028 | 60.6 |
| 2029 | 60.8 |
| 2030 | 61.1 |
| 2031 | 61.4 |
| 2032 | 61.7 |
| 2033 | 62.1 |
| 2034 | 62.4 |
| 2035 | 62.8 |
| 2036 | 63.3 |
| 2037 | 63.7 |
| 2038 | 64.2 |
| 2039 | 64.7 |
| 2040 | 65.3 |
| 2041 | 65.8 |
| 2042 | 66.4 |
| 2043 | 67.1 |
| 2044 | 67.7 |
| 2045 | 68.4 |
| 2046 | 69.1 |
| 2047 | 69.8 |
| 2048 | 70.5 |
| 2049 | 71.3 |
| 2050 | 72.1 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per person$1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spending9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel189,000 people in 2020
- National power0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports59 million TIV in 2025