Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by natural population change

Pomorskie had the highest natural population change of 17 regions in 2021, at -4,737. Śląskie had the lowest, at -31,416. The median was -9,584 and the figure for Poland was -188,006. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest-4,737Pomorskie
Lowest-31,416Śląskie
Median-9,58417 regions
Poland-188,006History

All regions, 2021

Pomorskie: -4,737 personsPomorskie-4,737Opolskie: -5,901 personsOpolskie-5,901Lubuskie: -5,906 personsLubuskie-5,906Warszawski stołeczny: -6,572 personsWarszawski stołeczny-6,572Podlaskie: -6,613 personsPodlaskie-6,613Małopolskie: -7,440 personsMałopolskie-7,440Warmińsko-mazurskie: -8,300 personsWarmińsko-mazurskie-8,300Podkarpackie: -8,571 personsPodkarpackie-8,571Wielkopolskie: -9,584 personsWielkopolskie-9,584Świętokrzyskie: -9,683 personsŚwiętokrzyskie-9,683Zachodniopomorskie: -10,398 personsZachodniopomorskie-10,398Kujawsko-pomorskie: -11,563 personsKujawsko-pomorskie-11,563Mazowiecki regionalny: -12,967 personsMazowiecki regionalny-12,967Lubelskie: -13,976 personsLubelskie-13,976Dolnośląskie: -15,931 personsDolnośląskie-15,931Łódzkie: -18,448 personsŁódzkie-18,448Śląskie: -31,416 personsŚląskie-31,416Pomorskie: -4,737 personsPomorskie-4,737Opolskie: -5,901 personsOpolskie-5,901Lubuskie: -5,906 personsLubuskie-5,906Warszawski stołeczny: -6,572 personsWarszawski stołeczny-6,572Podlaskie: -6,613 personsPodlaskie-6,613Małopolskie: -7,440 personsMałopolskie-7,440Warmińsko-mazurskie: -8,300 personsWarmińsko-mazurskie-8,300Podkarpackie: -8,571 personsPodkarpackie-8,571Wielkopolskie: -9,584 personsWielkopolskie-9,584Świętokrzyskie: -9,683 personsŚwiętokrzyskie-9,683Zachodniopomorskie: -10,398 personsZachodniopomorskie-10,398Kujawsko-pomorskie: -11,563 personsKujawsko-pomorskie-11,563Mazowiecki regionalny: -12,967 personsMazowiecki regionalny-12,967Lubelskie: -13,976 personsLubelskie-13,976Dolnośląskie: -15,931 personsDolnośląskie-15,931Łódzkie: -18,448 personsŁódzkie-18,448Śląskie: -31,416 personsŚląskie-31,416
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
persons
Change on 2020
1Pomorskie-4,737-305.6%
2Opolskie-5,901-23.8%
3Lubuskie-5,906-48%
4Warszawski stołeczny-6,572-253.7%
5Podlaskie-6,613-62.7%
6Małopolskie-7,440-115.8%
7Warmińsko-mazurskie-8,300-78.6%
8Podkarpackie-8,571-87.8%
9Wielkopolskie-9,584-132.2%
10Świętokrzyskie-9,683-23.8%
11Zachodniopomorskie-10,398-42.3%
12Kujawsko-pomorskie-11,563-55.2%
13Mazowiecki regionalny-12,967-45.1%
14Lubelskie-13,976-51.7%
15Dolnośląskie-15,931-34.2%
16Łódzkie-18,448-23.7%
17Śląskie-31,416-43.4%

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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) (Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2021) [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), Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2021. 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-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/poland-regions?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/poland-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Pomorskie, with -4,737 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Śląskie, with -31,416 in 2021.

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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.

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