Poland vs Romania: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Poland
1.86 million people
in 2020
Romania
1.93 million people
in 2020
Poland rank
92nd
Romania rank
89th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.93 million people against 1.86 million people in Poland, a difference of 70,040 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Poland ranks 92nd and Romania ranks 89th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 543,970 people | 543,970 people | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.17 million people | 1.28 million people | 105,900 people | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.42 million people | 1.62 million people | 799,545 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.70 million people | 1.95 million people | 754,010 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.74 million people | 2.08 million people | 657,680 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 2.22 million people | 2.00 million people | 223,045 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.77 million people | 1.94 million people | 175,690 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.86 million people | 1.93 million people | 70,040 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Poland or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.93 million people against 1.86 million people in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Poland and Romania?
- 70,040 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Poland ranks 92nd and Romania ranks 89th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.