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Poland — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Poland, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
60.09%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +25.0% since 1960
Urban population for Poland was 60.09% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 61.76% in 2002. The lowest was 48.06% in 1960 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.34% per year.
Poland ranks 125 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Poland sits below it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
60.09%
First (1960)
48.06%
Change
+25.0%
Highest
61.76%
in 2002
Lowest
48.06%
in 1960
Average
58.23%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.34%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.09% |
| 2024 | 59.97% |
| 2023 | 59.89% |
| 2022 | 59.83% |
| 2021 | 59.81% |
| 2020 | 59.87% |
| 2019 | 59.96% |
| 2018 | 60.05% |
| 2017 | 60.15% |
| 2016 | 60.24% |
| 2015 | 60.34% |
| 2014 | 60.43% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.