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People > Density and urbanisation Stats: compare key data on Poland & United Kingdom

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  • Population in the largest city > % of urban population: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
  • Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million > % of total population: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.
  • Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
  • Rural population > % of total population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
  • Rural population growth > Annual %: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
  • Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
  • Urban population > % of total: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
  • Urban population growth > Annual %: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
STAT Poland United Kingdom HISTORY
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 7.32%
Ranked 112th.
15.48%
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Poland

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million > % of total population 4.48%
Ranked 102nd.
25.66%
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Poland

Rural population 14.77 million
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
6.17 million
Ranked 64th.

Rural population > % of total population 38.74%
Ranked 109th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
9.98%
Ranked 176th.

Rural population growth > Annual % 0.17%
Ranked 107th.
-0.13%
Ranked 125th.

Urban population 23.36 million
Ranked 27th.
55.66 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Poland

Urban population > % of total 61.5%
Ranked 86th.
89.7%
Ranked 22nd. 46% more than Poland

Urban population growth > Annual % -0.08%
Ranked 187th.
0.76%
Ranked 163th.

SOURCES: United Nations, World Urbanisation Prospects.; The data on urban population shares used to estimate rural population come from the United Nations, World Urbanisation Prospects. Total population figures are World Bank estimates.; World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanisation Prospects.

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