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Cities in Poland Ranked by Population (city proper)

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Katowice urban area ranks #1 with 1.9 million people (2023). Warsaw is second with 1.86 million people, 2.2% behind. The top five are Katowice urban area, Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and Łódź. The median across all 108 is 69,104 people; Sieradz is last at 40,014 people.

#1
Katowice urban area · 1.9 million people
Median
69,104 people
Coverage
108 cities in Poland
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Katowice urban area 1.9 million; 2. Warsaw 1.86 million; 3. Kraków 804,237; 4. Wrocław 673,531; 5. Łódź 648,711; 6. Poznań 546,859; 7. Gdańsk 487,834; 8. Szczecin 387,700; 9. Lublin 334,681; 10. Bydgoszcz 324,984.Katowice urban area1.9 millionWarsaw1.86 millionKraków804,237Wrocław673,531Łódź648,711Poznań546,859Gdańsk487,834Szczecin387,700Lublin334,681Bydgoszcz324,984
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Katowice urban area 1.9 million; 2. Warsaw 1.86 million; 3. Kraków 804,237; 4. Wrocław 673,531; 5. Łódź 648,711; 6. Poznań 546,859; 7. Gdańsk 487,834; 8. Szczecin 387,700; 9. Lublin 334,681; 10. Bydgoszcz 324,984.

Full ranking

Cities in Poland Ranked by Population (city proper)
RankCityCountryPopulation (people)Year
1Katowice urban areaPoland1,903,0002023
2WarsawPoland1,862,4022024
3KrakówPoland804,2372023
4WrocławPoland673,5312024
5ŁódźPoland648,7112024
6PoznańPoland546,8592021
7GdańskPoland487,8342024
8SzczecinPoland387,7002024
9LublinPoland334,6812021
10BydgoszczPoland324,9842024
11BiałystokPoland290,3862024
12KatowicePoland278,0902024
13GdyniaPoland245,2222021
14CzęstochowaPoland204,7302023
15RadomPoland201,6012021
16ToruńPoland198,2732021
17RzeszówPoland195,8712021
18KielcePoland186,8942021
19SosnowiecPoland185,9302024
20GliwicePoland174,0162021
21OlsztynPoland170,2252021
22Bielsko-BiałaPoland165,1272024
23ZabrzePoland156,9352021
24BytomPoland153,2742021
25Zielona GóraPoland140,0022021
26Ruda ŚląskaPoland133,7932021
27RybnikPoland133,7722021
28OpolePoland127,3872021
29TychyPoland124,8822021
30Gorzów WielkopolskiPoland119,9642021
31ElblągPoland115,2202021
32PłockPoland114,5942021
33Dąbrowa GórniczaPoland112,8762024
34KoszalinPoland105,8832021
35WłocławekPoland104,7052021
36WałbrzychPoland104,4012021
37ChorzówPoland104,1932021
38TarnówPoland101,6142025
39KaliszPoland95,9052021
40LegnicaPoland94,8782021
41GrudziądzPoland90,8902021
42SłupskPoland87,6602021
43JaworznoPoland86,8122024
44Jastrzębie-ZdrójPoland82,7882023
45Nowy SączPoland81,2812021
46Jelenia GóraPoland77,3052021
47SiedlcePoland76,3572021
48Myslowice, Silesian VoivodeshipPoland72,5532021
49PiłaPoland71,7352021
50Ostrów WielkopolskiPoland70,7252021
51LubinPoland70,0162021
52KoninPoland69,8582021
53InowrocławPoland69,5762021
54SuwałkiPoland69,2292021
55Piotrków TrybunalskiPoland68,9782021
56StargardPoland67,3482021
57GnieznoPoland65,4522021
58PruszkówPoland65,2832021
59Ostrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiPoland64,7962021
60GłogówPoland64,2612021
61Siemianowice ŚląskiePoland63,6572023
62PabianicePoland62,9542021
63LesznoPoland61,7912021
64Tarnowskie GóryPoland61,2882021
65ŁomżaPoland60,8482021
66EłkPoland60,3902021
67ZamośćPoland60,1482021
68ChełmPoland59,5462021
69Tomaszów MazowieckiPoland59,3882021
70PrzemyślPoland58,4082021
71MielecPoland58,2132021
72TczewPoland57,9902021
73Stalowa WolaPoland57,6202021
74Kędzierzyn-KoźlePoland56,9312021
75BędzinPoland55,6952021
76Biała PodlaskaPoland55,4292021
77ZgierzPoland55,0792021
78ŚwidnicaPoland54,7922021
79BełchatówPoland54,3382021
80LegionowoPoland53,2162021
81PiasecznoPoland51,9452021
82Piekary ŚląskiePoland51,8762023
83RacibórzPoland51,2572021
84OstrołękaPoland48,7122023
85ZawierciePoland47,6892021
86WejherowoPoland46,4462023
87SkierniewicePoland46,4372021
88Starogard GdańskiPoland46,3732021
89StarachowicePoland46,2702021
90Wodzisław ŚląskiPoland45,9492021
91ŚwiętochłowicePoland45,6442023
92PuławyPoland45,2672021
93KrosnoPoland45,0572021
94TarnobrzegPoland44,9012021
95OtwockPoland44,5242021
96RadomskoPoland44,4412021
97KołobrzegPoland44,3402021
98DębicaPoland44,0472021
99ZąbkiPoland43,7402021
100Skarżysko-KamiennaPoland43,0672021

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#3 Kraków

Kraków ranks #3 on this list with 804,237 people (2023).

Country
Poland
Population
804,237 people (2023)
Area
327 km²
Density
2,459 people per km²
Elevation
219 m
Coordinates
50.06° N, 19.94° E

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#4 Wrocław

Wrocław ranks #4 on this list with 673,531 people (2024).

Country
Poland
Population
673,531 people (2024)
Area
293 km²
Density
2,299 people per km²
Elevation
111 m
Founded
1000
Coordinates
51.11° N, 17.03° E

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#5 Łódź

Łódź ranks #5 on this list with 648,711 people (2024).

Country
Poland
Population
648,711 people (2024)
Area
293.3 km²
Density
2,212 people per km²
Elevation
219 m
Founded
1423
Coordinates
51.75° N, 19.47° E

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#6 Poznań

Poznań ranks #6 on this list with 546,859 people (2021).

Country
Poland
Population
546,859 people (2021)
Area
261.9 km²
Density
2,088 people per km²
Coordinates
52.41° N, 16.93° E

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#7 Gdańsk

Gdańsk ranks #7 on this list with 487,834 people (2024).

Country
Poland
Population
487,834 people (2024)
Area
683 km²
Density
714 people per km²
Elevation
11 m
Founded
997
Coordinates
54.35° N, 18.65° E

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#8 Szczecin

Szczecin ranks #8 on this list with 387,700 people (2024).

Country
Poland
Population
387,700 people (2024)
Area
301 km²
Density
1,288 people per km²
Elevation
131 m
Coordinates
53.42° N, 14.55° E

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#9 Lublin

Lublin ranks #9 on this list with 334,681 people (2021).

Country
Poland
Population
334,681 people (2021)
Area
147.5 km²
Density
2,269 people per km²
Elevation
163 m
Founded
1317
Coordinates
51.25° N, 22.57° E

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#10 Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz ranks #10 on this list with 324,984 people (2024).

Country
Poland
Population
324,984 people (2024)
Area
176 km²
Density
1,847 people per km²
Elevation
60 m
Founded
1038
Coordinates
53.12° N, 18.00° E

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Source and method

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

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