Poland vs Ukraine: Urban area over the long-term

Poland
6,328 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ukraine
6,747 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Poland rank
25th
Ukraine rank
23rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Poland
  • Ukraine
02.0k4.0k6.0k100015122025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 6,747 km² per grid cell against 6,328 km² per grid cell in Poland, a difference of 419 km² per grid cell.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 25th and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 29 and Ukraine in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Ukraine Difference Ahead
1000s 0.4564 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.454 km² per grid cell Poland
1100s 1.64 km² per grid cell 0.0105 km² per grid cell 1.63 km² per grid cell Poland
1200s 7.39 km² per grid cell 0.0472 km² per grid cell 7.35 km² per grid cell Poland
1300s 34.5 km² per grid cell 0.1416 km² per grid cell 34.36 km² per grid cell Poland
1400s 103.5 km² per grid cell 0.4247 km² per grid cell 103.08 km² per grid cell Poland
1500s 161.3 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell 159.6 km² per grid cell Poland
1600s 255.26 km² per grid cell 6.37 km² per grid cell 248.89 km² per grid cell Poland
1700s 163.18 km² per grid cell 25.48 km² per grid cell 137.7 km² per grid cell Poland
1710s 166.4 km² per grid cell 28.46 km² per grid cell 137.94 km² per grid cell Poland
1720s 169.22 km² per grid cell 30.04 km² per grid cell 139.18 km² per grid cell Poland
1730s 170.47 km² per grid cell 31.71 km² per grid cell 138.76 km² per grid cell Poland
1740s 170.47 km² per grid cell 33.47 km² per grid cell 137 km² per grid cell Poland
1750s 170.47 km² per grid cell 35.33 km² per grid cell 135.14 km² per grid cell Poland
1760s 170.47 km² per grid cell 37.3 km² per grid cell 133.17 km² per grid cell Poland
1770s 170.47 km² per grid cell 25.18 km² per grid cell 145.29 km² per grid cell Poland
1780s 170.47 km² per grid cell 33.22 km² per grid cell 137.25 km² per grid cell Poland
1790s 170.47 km² per grid cell 43.83 km² per grid cell 126.64 km² per grid cell Poland
1800s 170.47 km² per grid cell 57.83 km² per grid cell 112.64 km² per grid cell Poland
1810s 211.21 km² per grid cell 76.3 km² per grid cell 134.91 km² per grid cell Poland
1820s 267.64 km² per grid cell 102.15 km² per grid cell 165.49 km² per grid cell Poland
1830s 326.16 km² per grid cell 137.1 km² per grid cell 189.07 km² per grid cell Poland
1840s 393.59 km² per grid cell 186.54 km² per grid cell 207.04 km² per grid cell Poland
1850s 467.3 km² per grid cell 244.36 km² per grid cell 222.94 km² per grid cell Poland
1860s 583.66 km² per grid cell 348.56 km² per grid cell 235.1 km² per grid cell Poland
1870s 715.09 km² per grid cell 488.65 km² per grid cell 226.43 km² per grid cell Poland
1880s 914.81 km² per grid cell 711.99 km² per grid cell 202.82 km² per grid cell Poland
1890s 1,148 km² per grid cell 1,013 km² per grid cell 135.82 km² per grid cell Poland
1900s 1,357 km² per grid cell 1,417 km² per grid cell 60.29 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1910s 1,588 km² per grid cell 1,858 km² per grid cell 270.92 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1920s 1,547 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 318.79 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1930s 1,966 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 100.85 km² per grid cell Poland
1940s 2,043 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 177.51 km² per grid cell Poland
1950s 2,461 km² per grid cell 2,748 km² per grid cell 286.52 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1960s 3,362 km² per grid cell 3,808 km² per grid cell 446.04 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1970s 4,095 km² per grid cell 4,866 km² per grid cell 771.41 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1980s 4,937 km² per grid cell 5,834 km² per grid cell 896.51 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1990s 5,389 km² per grid cell 6,368 km² per grid cell 978.67 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2000s 5,504 km² per grid cell 6,329 km² per grid cell 825.06 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2010s 5,811 km² per grid cell 6,485 km² per grid cell 673.88 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2020s 6,218 km² per grid cell 6,685 km² per grid cell 466.62 km² per grid cell Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Poland or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 6,747 km² per grid cell against 6,328 km² per grid cell in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Poland and Ukraine?
419 km² per grid cell, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Poland ranks 25th and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.