NUTS 3 areas of Poland by natural population change

Gdański had the highest natural population change of 73 areas in 2016, at 3,255. Miasto Łódź had the lowest, at -3,520. The median was -65 and the figure for Poland was -5,752. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,255Gdański

Lowest-3,520Miasto Łódź

Median-6573 areas

Poland-5,752History

Top 40 areas, 2016

persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Gdański	3,255	+5.4%
2	Poznański	3,017	+11.9%
3	Miasto Warszawa	2,468	+88%
4	Nowosądecki	1,947	+6.6%
5	Warszawski wschodni	1,900	+43.7%
6	Miasto Kraków	1,665	+301.2%
7	Warszawski zachodni	1,483	+9.3%
8	Rzeszowski	1,408	+82.9%
9	Leszczyński	1,367	+17%
10	Krakowski	1,329	+53.6%
11	Wrocławski	975	+191.9%
12	Tyski	779	+12.2%
13	Chojnicki	723	+63.9%
14	Miasto Wrocław	646	+247.2%
15	Nowotarski	590	+32.9%
16	Miasto Poznań	543	+466.9%
17	Starogardzki	415	+37.9%
18	Kaliski	395	+401.5%
19	Koniński	389	+984.1%
20	Rybnicki	373	+326.1%
21	Siedlecki	367	+24.4%
22	Tarnowski	335	+207.3%
23	Bydgosko-toruński	269	+351.4%
24	Trójmiejski	223	+152.1%
25	Białostocki	209	+275.6%
26	Pilski	199	+290.2%
27	Ostrołęcki	185	+41.2%
28	Lubelski	116	+7.4%
29	Słupski	104	-34.2%
30	Bielski	93	+681.3%
31	Świecki	64	-34.7%
32	Szczeciński	45	+120%
33	Tarnobrzeski	41	+51.9%
34	Krośnieński	-47	+84.1%
35	Grudziądzki	-61	+70.1%
36	Legnicko-głogowski	-65	+66.1%
36	Suwalski	-65	+58.6%
38	Gorzowski	-81	+56.2%
39	Zielonogórski	-140	+74.6%
40	Żyrardowski	-150	+4.5%
41	Olsztyński	-183	+58.9%
42	Bialski	-184	+40.5%
42	Ełcki	-184	-900%
44	Przemyski	-243	+31.5%
45	Oświęcimski	-251	+22.3%
46	Inowrocławski	-254	-37.3%
47	Koszaliński	-258	+43.8%
48	Elbląski	-268	+14.9%
49	Ciechanowski	-301	+28.7%
50	Gliwicki	-441	+35.1%
51	Opolski	-458	+44.3%
52	Płocki	-491	+7%
53	Miasto Szczecin	-558	+36.5%
54	Szczecinecko-pyrzycki	-588	+4.4%
55	Włocławski	-703	+24.8%
56	Radomski	-742	+16.2%
57	Puławski	-766	+29.3%
58	Sieradzki	-842	+28.2%
59	Skierniewicki	-906	+13.5%
60	Nyski	-914	+32.6%
61	Bytomski	-931	+26.7%
62	Łódzki	-990	-1.2%
63	Łomżyński	-1,042	+13.2%
64	Piotrkowski	-1,161	+17%
65	Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski	-1,551	+18.7%
66	Katowicki	-1,625	+30.2%
67	Jeleniogórski	-1,660	+7.1%
68	Chełmsko-zamojski	-1,784	+1.8%
69	Kielecki	-1,787	+7.1%
70	Częstochowski	-1,860	+6%
71	Sosnowiecki	-2,604	+15.1%
72	Wałbrzyski	-3,010	+5.9%
73	Miasto Łódź	-3,520	+20.3%

Other periods

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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Eurostat. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Poland by natural population change, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Poland by natural population change, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/poland-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{eurostat_nuts_3_areas_of_2016,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3): NUTS 3 areas of Poland by natural population change, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/poland-provinces?period=2016. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo\_r\_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Gdański, with 3,255 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Miasto Łódź, with -3,520 in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.