Poland — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Poland, 1960–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 41 of 58 economies; Albania (58.87%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 65th of 217 in 1960 → 76th of 217 in 1970 → 78th of 217 in 1980 → 85th of 217 in 1990 → 91st of 217 in 2000 → 107th of 217 in 2010 → 120th of 217 in 2020 → 125th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 59.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 59.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 59.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 59.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 59.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 59.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 60.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 60.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 60.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 60.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 60.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 60.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 60.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 60.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 60.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 60.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 61.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 61.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 61.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 61.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 61.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 61.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 61.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 61.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 61.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 61.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 61.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 61.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 61.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 61.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 61.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 61.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 61.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 61.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 61.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 60.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 60.73% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 60.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 60.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 59.64% | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 59.19% | +0.5 pp |
| 1981 | 58.71% | +0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 58.23% | +0.5 pp |
| 1979 | 57.74% | +0.5 pp |
| 1978 | 57.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 1977 | 56.67% | +0.7 pp |
| 1976 | 56.01% | +0.7 pp |
| 1975 | 55.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 1974 | 54.57% | +0.7 pp |
| 1973 | 53.86% | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 53.18% | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 52.57% | +0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 52.07% | +0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 51.63% | +0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 51.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 50.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 50.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 50.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 49.88% | +0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 49.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 49.09% | +0.5 pp |
| 1961 | 48.61% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 48.06% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Poland’s Urban population in 1961?
48.61% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Poland’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +25.0% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 60.09%; 2024: 59.97%; 2023: 59.89%; 2022: 59.83%; 2021: 59.81%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.