Poland vs Ukraine
Ukraine has 7% more people than Poland: 38,980,376 vs 36,435,861, a gap of 2.5 million. Ukraine is growing faster (+2.92% vs −0.34% a year), adding about 1,136,565 people a year against −123,164. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Poland is the older society: 20.8% aged 65+ against 19.0% in Ukraine. Poland is 1.8× as densely populated (119.8 vs 65.1 people per km²). People in Poland live 3.7 years longer on average (78.4 vs 74.7). GDP per capita is 4.8× higher in Poland ($28,420 vs $5,866).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Poland) and 2025 (Ukraine); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Poland vs Ukraine — side by side
 Poland |  Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 36,435,8612025 | 38,980,3762025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.34%2025 | +2.92%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 6.92024 | 5.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 11.22024 | 13.62024 |
| Children per woman | 1.142024 | 0.992024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.4 yrs2024 | 74.7 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.5%2025 | 13.7%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 20.8%2025 | 19.0%2025 |
| Density | 119.8 /km²2023 | 65.1 /km²2023 |
| Area | 313,930 km²2023 | 603,550 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 60.1%2025 | 69.6%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -330,8202025 | +1,702,3582025 |
| GDP per capita | $28,4202025 | $5,8662025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #44 | #40 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.44% | 0.47% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Poland: 1.2× from 1960 to 2025; Ukraine: 0.9× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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