Poland - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Poland was 22,755,740 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,842,560 in 1999 and a minimum value of 14,193,970 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 14,193,970
1961 14,540,630
1962 14,828,740
1963 15,149,000
1964 15,484,710
1965 15,762,100
1966 16,007,140
1967 16,289,780
1968 16,575,560
1969 16,835,930
1970 17,026,270
1971 17,266,410
1972 17,626,600
1973 18,005,220
1974 18,398,450
1975 18,803,600
1976 19,215,140
1977 19,625,330
1978 20,007,320
1979 20,341,870
1980 20,663,600
1981 20,985,960
1982 21,314,750
1983 21,651,240
1984 21,984,900
1985 22,299,550
1986 22,589,780
1987 22,855,460
1988 23,089,200
1989 23,241,950
1990 23,350,480
1991 23,450,650
1992 23,539,560
1993 23,616,840
1994 23,684,070
1995 23,733,220
1996 23,768,660
1997 23,801,620
1998 23,827,140
1999 23,842,560
2000 23,611,700
2001 23,622,390
2002 23,621,400
2003 23,563,050
2004 23,506,500
2005 23,453,430
2006 23,396,240
2007 23,340,840
2008 23,300,940
2009 23,274,000
2010 23,165,020
2011 23,134,850
2012 23,086,830
2013 23,025,350
2014 22,960,230
2015 22,897,450
2016 22,849,640
2017 22,824,770
2018 22,806,880
2019 22,793,330
2020 22,755,740

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Poland was 60.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 61.79 in 2002, while its lowest value was 47.89 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 47.89
1961 48.53
1962 48.93
1963 49.33
1964 49.73
1965 50.13
1966 50.53
1967 50.93
1968 51.33
1969 51.73
1970 52.13
1971 52.67
1972 53.32
1973 53.98
1974 54.63
1975 55.28
1976 55.93
1977 56.58
1978 57.22
1979 57.71
1980 58.09
1981 58.46
1982 58.83
1983 59.20
1984 59.57
1985 59.94
1986 60.31
1987 60.68
1988 61.04
1989 61.23
1990 61.27
1991 61.32
1992 61.36
1993 61.40
1994 61.45
1995 61.49
1996 61.54
1997 61.58
1998 61.63
1999 61.67
2000 61.72
2001 61.76
2002 61.79
2003 61.68
2004 61.56
2005 61.45
2006 61.34
2007 61.23
2008 61.12
2009 61.00
2010 60.89
2011 60.78
2012 60.65
2013 60.53
2014 60.40
2015 60.28
2016 60.18
2017 60.11
2018 60.06
2019 60.04
2020 60.04

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization