NUTS 3 areas of Poland by population

Miasto Warszawa had the highest population of 73 areas in 2014, at 1.72 million. Świecki had the lowest, at 186,792. The median was 504,267 and the figure for Poland was 38.02 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,719,692Miasto Warszawa
Lowest186,792Świecki
Median504,26773 areas
Poland38,017,856History

Top 40 areas, 2014

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Miasto WarszawaMiasto Warszawa: 1,719,692 persons1,719,692KieleckiKielecki: 767,327 persons767,327Bydgosko-toruńskiBydgosko-toruński: 767,131 persons767,131KatowickiKatowicki: 750,768 persons750,768Miasto KrakówMiasto Kraków: 750,378 persons750,378TrójmiejskiTrójmiejski: 740,681 persons740,681Miasto ŁódźMiasto Łódź: 709,872 persons709,872LubelskiLubelski: 709,182 persons709,182KrakowskiKrakowski: 702,118 persons702,118SosnowieckiSosnowiecki: 695,070 persons695,070KaliskiKaliski: 667,263 persons667,263WałbrzyskiWałbrzyski: 663,714 persons663,714BielskiBielski: 657,701 persons657,701KonińskiKoniński: 655,569 persons655,569Chełmsko-zamojskiChełmsko-zamojski: 635,058 persons635,058ZielonogórskiZielonogórski: 627,092 persons627,092Miasto WrocławMiasto Wrocław: 625,960 persons625,960RybnickiRybnicki: 625,439 persons625,439RzeszowskiRzeszowski: 616,737 persons616,737RadomskiRadomski: 616,188 persons616,188PoznańskiPoznański: 615,160 persons615,160OlsztyńskiOlsztyński: 611,612 persons611,612Warszawski wschodniWarszawski wschodni: 609,898 persons609,898Warszawski zachodniWarszawski zachodni: 607,550 persons607,550TarnobrzeskiTarnobrzeski: 601,756 persons601,756PiotrkowskiPiotrkowski: 590,586 persons590,586OpolskiOpolski: 588,637 persons588,637WrocławskiWrocławski: 566,523 persons566,523JeleniogórskiJeleniogórski: 566,135 persons566,135OświęcimskiOświęcimski: 550,545 persons550,545LeszczyńskiLeszczyński: 549,365 persons549,365GdańskiGdański: 546,540 persons546,540Miasto PoznańMiasto Poznań: 545,204 persons545,204NowosądeckiNowosądecki: 526,815 persons526,815ElbląskiElbląski: 526,553 persons526,553CzęstochowskiCzęstochowski: 521,108 persons521,108SzczecińskiSzczeciński: 504,267 persons504,267BiałostockiBiałostocki: 502,320 persons502,320PuławskiPuławski: 485,784 persons485,784Sandomiersko-jędrzejowskiSandomiersko-jędrzejowski: 485,714 persons485,714
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Miasto Warszawa1,719,692+0.6%
2Kielecki767,327n/a
3Bydgosko-toruński767,131-0%
4Katowicki750,768-0.7%
5Miasto Kraków750,378+0.1%
6Trójmiejski740,6810%
7Miasto Łódź709,872n/a
8Lubelski709,182n/a
9Krakowski702,118+0.6%
10Sosnowiecki695,070-0.8%
11Kaliski667,263-0.1%
12Wałbrzyski663,714-0.8%
13Bielski657,701+0.1%
14Koniński655,569-0.2%
15Chełmsko-zamojski635,058n/a
16Zielonogórski627,092-0.3%
17Miasto Wrocław625,960+0.1%
18Rybnicki625,439-0.3%
19Rzeszowski616,737n/a
20Radomski616,188n/a
21Poznański615,160+1.4%
22Olsztyński611,612-0.3%
23Warszawski wschodni609,898n/a
24Warszawski zachodni607,550n/a
25Tarnobrzeski601,756n/a
26Piotrkowski590,586n/a
27Opolski588,637-0.6%
28Wrocławski566,523+0.7%
29Jeleniogórski566,135-0.7%
30Oświęcimski550,545-0.2%
31Leszczyński549,365+0.2%
32Gdański546,540+1.2%
33Miasto Poznań545,204-0.5%
34Nowosądecki526,815+0.2%
35Elbląski526,553-0.4%
36Częstochowski521,108-0.4%
37Szczeciński504,267+0.1%
38Białostocki502,320n/a
39Puławski485,784n/a
40Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski485,714n/a
41Krośnieński474,956n/a
42Gliwicki472,604-0.4%
43Tarnowski452,658-0%
44Sieradzki449,310n/a
45Legnicko-głogowski447,247-0.2%
46Bytomski438,532-0.5%
47Szczecinecko-pyrzycki428,233-0.5%
48Starogardzki426,642-0.1%
49Siedlecki420,262n/a
50Pilski408,879-0.2%
51Miasto Szczecin405,358-0.2%
52Łomżyński395,227n/a
53Przemyski390,097n/a
54Grudziądzki387,610-0.3%
55Tyski386,955+0.2%
56Ostrołęcki385,510n/a
57Łódzki382,605n/a
58Gorzowski381,472-0.1%
59Nyski371,589-0.7%
60Skierniewicki366,488n/a
61Inowrocławski364,007-0.3%
62Włocławski362,877-0.5%
63Koszaliński353,542-0.1%
64Ciechanowski343,229n/a
65Nowotarski333,583+0.1%
66Płocki330,923n/a
67Słupski329,672-0.2%
68Bialski304,389n/a
69Ełcki283,099-0.2%
70Suwalski267,900n/a
71Żyrardowski259,315n/a
72Chojnicki221,282-0%
73Świecki186,792-0.1%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest population?

Miasto Warszawa, with 1.72 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Świecki, with 186,792 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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