France vs Poland: Population density
Population density over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
France currently reports 126.86 people per sq. km of land area against 119.79 people per sq. km of land area in Poland, a difference of 7.07 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
France ranks 87th and Poland ranks 90th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.39 people per sq. km of land area | 102.33 people per sq. km of land area | 9.94 people per sq. km of land area | Poland |
| 1970s | 99.65 people per sq. km of land area | 110.62 people per sq. km of land area | 10.97 people per sq. km of land area | Poland |
| 1980s | 104.95 people per sq. km of land area | 120.57 people per sq. km of land area | 15.62 people per sq. km of land area | Poland |
| 1990s | 110.22 people per sq. km of land area | 125.67 people per sq. km of land area | 15.45 people per sq. km of land area | Poland |
| 2000s | 116.7 people per sq. km of land area | 124.66 people per sq. km of land area | 7.96 people per sq. km of land area | Poland |
| 2010s | 123.03 people per sq. km of land area | 124.13 people per sq. km of land area | 1.1 people per sq. km of land area | Poland |
| 2020s | 126.17 people per sq. km of land area | 120.86 people per sq. km of land area | 5.31 people per sq. km of land area | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, France or Poland?
- France, at 126.86 people per sq. km of land area against 119.79 people per sq. km of land area in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between France and Poland?
- 7.07 people per sq. km of land area, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for population density?
- France ranks 87th and Poland ranks 90th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.