Poland vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has about the same population as Poland: 37,053,428 vs 36,435,861, a gap of 617,567. Uzbekistan is growing faster (+1.88% vs −0.34% a year), adding about 698,104 people a year against −123,164. Poland is the older society: 20.8% aged 65+ against 6.1% in Uzbekistan, while Uzbekistan has more children (31.3% under 15 vs 14.5%). Poland is 1.5× as densely populated (119.8 vs 80.9 people per km²). People in Poland live 5.9 years longer on average (78.4 vs 72.5). GDP per capita is 7.2× higher in Poland ($28,420 vs $3,968).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Poland) and 2025 (Uzbekistan); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Poland vs Uzbekistan — side by side
 Poland |  Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 36,435,8612025 | 37,053,4282025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.34%2025 | +1.88%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 6.92024 | 25.62024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 11.22024 | 6.02024 |
| Children per woman | 1.142024 | 3.492024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.4 yrs2024 | 72.5 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.5%2025 | 31.3%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 20.8%2025 | 6.1%2025 |
| Density | 119.8 /km²2023 | 80.9 /km²2023 |
| Area | 313,930 km²2023 | 448,920 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 60.1%2025 | 51.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -330,8202025 | -6,9872025 |
| GDP per capita | $28,4202025 | $3,9682025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #44 | #42 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.44% | 0.45% |
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; Uzbekistan: 4.5× 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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