Indicator comparison
Range of Fertility: 1960–2024. Range of Population: 1960–2025.
Fertility rate and total population: comparing demographic trends with population size.
In Poland fertility Fertility has long been below 2.1, but total population Population responds with a generational lag alongside migration Net migration.
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Average number of children per woman. In Poland the rate stands at 1.14 and remains below the replacement level, similar to Germany and the US.
World population has grown from 3 to 8 billion since 1960. Poland is growing more slowly and has recorded a declining population in recent years.
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Average number of children per woman. In Poland the rate stands at 1.14 and remains below the replacement level, similar to Germany and the US.
Total fertility rate, children per woman, annual from 1960.
Total fertility rate representing the hypothetical average number of children per woman, rather than the absolute number of births in a single year. For population stock see Population.
Replacement is about 2.1. Poland fell from ~3.0 to 1.14; Germany 1.36; US 1.63; world 2.19. That is the main future drag, before Net migration.
Longseries, “Fertility”. World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1960–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 4b707a4e343ff77b5cb80939e699ffa132590d262ef97aa5576e0777c25d20bd. https://longseries.com/en/d/fertility/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — India; lowest — China
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| World | 2024 | 2.19 children per woman2.2 children per woman↓−0.01 children per woman (−0.3%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxIndia | 2024 | 1.96 children per woman2 children per woman↓−0.01 children per woman (−0.7%) |
| United States | 2024 | 1.63 children per woman1.6 children per woman↑+0.01 children per woman (+0.6%) |
| Brazil | 2024 | 1.61 children per woman1.6 children per woman→0 children per woman (−0.3%) |
| France | 2024 | 1.61 children per woman1.6 children per woman↓−0.05 children per woman (−3.0%) |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 1.55 children per woman1.6 children per woman↓−0.01 children per woman (−0.6%) |
| Sweden | 2024 | 1.43 children per woman1.4 children per woman↓−0.02 children per woman (−1.4%) |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 1.43 children per woman1.4 children per woman→0 children per woman (0.0%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
65 rows for Poland
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Poland
2.98→1.14
Poland: 2.98 (1960) → 1.14 (2024). Difference: −1.84 children per woman. Peak value of 2.98 in 1960; lowest value of 1.14 in 2024.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 1.14 children per woman |
| 2023 | Poland | 1.2 children per woman |
| 2022 | Poland | 1.29 children per woman |
| 2021 | Poland | 1.33 children per woman |
| 2020 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2019 | Poland | 1.44 children per woman |
| 2018 | Poland | 1.46 children per woman |
| 2017 | Poland | 1.48 children per woman |
| 2016 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2015 | Poland | 1.32 children per woman |
| 2014 | Poland | 1.32 children per woman |
| 2013 | Poland | 1.29 children per woman |
| 2012 | Poland | 1.33 children per woman |
| 2011 | Poland | 1.33 children per woman |
| 2010 | Poland | 1.41 children per woman |
| 2009 | Poland | 1.4 children per woman |
| 2008 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2007 | Poland | 1.31 children per woman |
| 2006 | Poland | 1.27 children per woman |
| 2005 | Poland | 1.24 children per woman |
World population has grown from 3 to 8 billion since 1960. Poland is growing more slowly and has recorded a declining population in recent years.
Time series of population figures from 1960 for multiple countries and the world. The full list of available places is shown in the table below. Source attribution and licence are provided directly on the page.
Mid-year population stock, not an annual growth rate. For the pace of change see Population growth; for family and urbanization see Fertility and Urban population.
World population grew from roughly 3.0 to over 8.2 billion. Poland’s population rose from 29.6 to 36.4 million before declining in recent years, while the US expanded steadily from 181 to 342 million. Complement with net migration Net migration.
Longseries, “Population”. World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.TOTL), 1960–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 49766010d676acc6343150b906c21f75c9b296d608f13f91a1fcd704f9fcdc1f. https://longseries.com/en/d/world-population/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — India; lowest — Sweden
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| World | 2025 | 8,215,424,893 people8.2B people↑+74.5M people (+0.9%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxIndia | 2025 | 1,463,865,525 people1.5B people↑+12.9M people (+0.9%) |
| China | 2025 | 1,406,585,000 people1.4B people↓−2.4M people (−0.2%) |
| United States | 2025 | 341,784,857 people341.8M people↑+1.8M people (+0.5%) |
| Brazil | 2025 | 212,812,405 people212.8M people↑+813.8K people (+0.4%) |
| Japan | 2025 | 123,366,734 people123.4M people↓−608.6K people (−0.5%) |
| Germany | 2025 | 83,491,249 people83.5M people↓−25.3K people (0.0%) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 69,487,000 people69.5M people↑+206K people (+0.3%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
66 rows for Poland
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Poland
29.6M→36.4M
Poland: 29.6M (1960) → 36.4M (2025). Change of +22.9 % over 65 years. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.3 % per year.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 36,435,861 people |
| 2024 | Poland | 36,559,233 people |
| 2023 | Poland | 36,687,353 people |
| 2022 | Poland | 36,821,749 people |
| 2021 | Poland | 36,981,559 people |
| 2020 | Poland | 37,515,748 people |
| 2019 | Poland | 37,965,475 people |
| 2018 | Poland | 37,974,750 people |
| 2017 | Poland | 37,974,826 people |
| 2016 | Poland | 37,970,087 people |
| 2015 | Poland | 37,986,412 people |
| 2014 | Poland | 38,011,735 people |
| 2013 | Poland | 38,040,196 people |
| 2012 | Poland | 38,063,164 people |
| 2011 | Poland | 38,063,255 people |
| 2010 | Poland | 38,042,794 people |
| 2009 | Poland | 38,151,603 people |
| 2008 | Poland | 38,125,759 people |
| 2007 | Poland | 38,120,560 people |
| 2006 | Poland | 38,141,267 people |