NUTS 3 areas of Poland by population density

Miasto Warszawa had the highest population density of 70 areas in 2013, at 3,388.5 inhabitants per km². Szczecinecko-pyrzycki had the lowest, at 43.1 inhabitants per km². The median was 103.8 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Poland was 124.2 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,388.5Miasto Warszawa
Median103.870 areas
Poland124.2History

Top 40 areas, 2013

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Miasto WarszawaMiasto Warszawa: 3,388.5 inhabitants per km²3,388.5Miasto ŁódźMiasto Łódź: 2,442.2 inhabitants per km²2,442.2Miasto KrakówMiasto Kraków: 2,336.5 inhabitants per km²2,336.5Miasto WrocławMiasto Wrocław: 2,210.4 inhabitants per km²2,210.4Miasto PoznańMiasto Poznań: 2,143.5 inhabitants per km²2,143.5KatowickiKatowicki: 2,009.2 inhabitants per km²2,009.2TrójmiejskiTrójmiejski: 1,860.9 inhabitants per km²1,860.9Miasto SzczecinMiasto Szczecin: 1,772.2 inhabitants per km²1,772.2GliwickiGliwicki: 548.1 inhabitants per km²548.1RybnickiRybnicki: 470.9 inhabitants per km²470.9TyskiTyski: 433 inhabitants per km²433SosnowieckiSosnowiecki: 392.4 inhabitants per km²392.4BielskiBielski: 284.4 inhabitants per km²284.4BytomskiBytomski: 281.3 inhabitants per km²281.3OświęcimskiOświęcimski: 274.3 inhabitants per km²274.3Bydgosko-toruńskiBydgosko-toruński: 270.4 inhabitants per km²270.4TarnowskiTarnowski: 175.7 inhabitants per km²175.7RzeszowskiRzeszowski: 174.5 inhabitants per km²174.5KrakowskiKrakowski: 174.3 inhabitants per km²174.3ŁódzkiŁódzki: 173.9 inhabitants per km²173.9CzęstochowskiCzęstochowski: 172.3 inhabitants per km²172.3LubelskiLubelski: 169.5 inhabitants per km²169.5WałbrzyskiWałbrzyski: 160.6 inhabitants per km²160.6KieleckiKielecki: 153.9 inhabitants per km²153.9NowosądeckiNowosądecki: 151.7 inhabitants per km²151.7TarnobrzeskiTarnobrzeski: 136.8 inhabitants per km²136.8Legnicko-głogowskiLegnicko-głogowski: 130.2 inhabitants per km²130.2GdańskiGdański: 129.8 inhabitants per km²129.8NowotarskiNowotarski: 129 inhabitants per km²129PoznańskiPoznański: 126 inhabitants per km²126KaliskiKaliski: 115.9 inhabitants per km²115.9OpolskiOpolski: 112.3 inhabitants per km²112.3RadomskiRadomski: 108.4 inhabitants per km²108.4StarogardzkiStarogardzki: 106.9 inhabitants per km²106.9KonińskiKoniński: 104.6 inhabitants per km²104.6JeleniogórskiJeleniogórski: 102.9 inhabitants per km²102.9WłocławskiWłocławski: 102.5 inhabitants per km²102.5PłockiPłocki: 101.4 inhabitants per km²101.4PiotrkowskiPiotrkowski: 99.9 inhabitants per km²99.9BiałostockiBiałostocki: 98.8 inhabitants per km²98.8
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
inhabitants per km²
Change on 2012
1Miasto Warszawa3,388.5+0.6%
2Miasto Łódź2,442.2n/a
3Miasto Kraków2,336.50%
4Miasto Wrocław2,210.4+0.1%
5Miasto Poznań2,143.5-0.5%
6Katowicki2,009.2-0.6%
7Trójmiejski1,860.9-0%
8Miasto Szczecin1,772.2-0.2%
9Gliwicki548.1-0.3%
10Rybnicki470.9-0.2%
11Tyski433+0.2%
12Sosnowiecki392.4-0.7%
13Bielski284.4+0.1%
14Bytomski281.3-0.4%
15Oświęcimski274.3-0.1%
16Bydgosko-toruński270.40%
17Tarnowski175.70%
18Rzeszowski174.5n/a
19Krakowski174.3+0.7%
20Łódzki173.9n/a
21Częstochowski172.3-0.3%
22Lubelski169.5n/a
23Wałbrzyski160.6-0.7%
24Kielecki153.9n/a
25Nowosądecki151.7+0.3%
26Tarnobrzeski136.8n/a
27Legnicko-głogowski130.2-0.2%
28Gdański129.8+1.2%
29Nowotarski129+0.2%
30Poznański126+1.4%
31Kaliski115.90%
32Opolski112.3-0.4%
33Radomski108.4n/a
34Starogardzki106.90%
35Koniński104.6-0.1%
36Jeleniogórski102.9-0.5%
37Włocławski102.5-0.5%
38Płocki101.4n/a
39Piotrkowski99.9n/a
40Białostocki98.8n/a
41Grudziądzki98.1-0.2%
42Inowrocławski93.5-0.3%
43Leszczyński93.2+0.1%
44Nyski92.7-0.5%
45Przemyski91.9n/a
46Skierniewicki90.3n/a
47Wrocławski88.6+0.8%
48Puławski87.3n/a
49Krośnieński87.1n/a
50Koszaliński83.10%
51Zielonogórski80.9-0.1%
52Sieradzki80n/a
53Siedlecki77.5n/a
54Elbląski74.6-0.3%
55Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski73.5n/a
56Szczeciński69.5+0.1%
57Chełmsko-zamojski68.8n/a
58Ciechanowski65.9n/a
59Słupski65.4-0.2%
60Pilski64.3-0.2%
61Gorzowski63.8-0.2%
62Olsztyński61.7-0.2%
63Ostrołęcki59.8n/a
64Świecki57.50%
65Chojnicki560%
66Bialski51.6n/a
67Ełcki490%
68Łomżyński45.2n/a
69Suwalski44.4n/a
70Szczecinecko-pyrzycki43.1-0.5%

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About this ranking

Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. 3 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest population density?

Miasto Warszawa, with 3,388.5 inhabitants per km² in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Szczecinecko-pyrzycki, with 43.1 inhabitants per km² in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 3 areas have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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