NUTS 3 areas of Poland by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Poland by population, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Miasto Warszawa had the highest population of 73 areas in 2021, at 1.87 million. Świecki had the lowest, at 176,329. The median was 487,629 and the figure for Poland was 37.07 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,866,128Miasto Warszawa

Lowest176,329Świecki

Median487,62973 areas

Poland37,073,357History

Top 40 areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Miasto Warszawa Series break	1,866,128	+4.3%
2	Miasto Kraków Series break	790,127	+1.9%
3	Bydgosko-toruński Series break	751,413	-2.8%
4	Trójmiejski Series break	748,886	-0.1%
5	Krakowski Series break	743,514	+1.9%
6	Kielecki Series break	708,766	-5.4%
7	Warszawski zachodni Series break	699,343	+8%
8	Poznański Series break	699,277	+4.6%
9	Katowicki Series break	696,019	-4.6%
10	Lubelski Series break	687,985	-3.2%
11	Warszawski wschodni Series break	677,419	+5.1%
12	Miasto Wrocław Series break	670,219	+4.5%
13	Miasto Łódź Series break	667,625	-1.9%
14	Sosnowiecki Series break	650,101	-3.1%
15	Kaliski Series break	649,154	-2.4%
16	Bielski Series break	648,427	-2%
17	Koniński Series break	629,248	-3.4%
18	Wrocławski Series break	618,216	+3.8%
19	Rzeszowski Series break	615,954	-3%
20	Gdański Series break	611,119	+3.5%
21	Zielonogórski Series break	597,750	-3.8%
22	Wałbrzyski Series break	597,241	-6.2%
23	Rybnicki Series break	595,895	-4.1%
24	Radomski Series break	574,281	-4.7%
25	Olsztyński Series break	573,199	-5.2%
26	Chełmsko-zamojski Series break	569,131	-6.8%
27	Opolski Series break	567,836	-2.2%
28	Tarnobrzeski Series break	563,087	-5.8%
29	Piotrkowski Series break	555,162	-4%
30	Leszczyński Series break	545,971	-1.6%
31	Miasto Poznań Series break	542,707	+1.5%
32	Oświęcimski Series break	525,875	-3.4%
33	Jeleniogórski Series break	522,653	-4.8%
34	Nowosądecki Series break	513,874	-3.9%
35	Szczeciński Series break	490,805	-3%
36	Białostocki Series break	488,942	-3.4%
37	Elbląski Series break	487,629	-5.2%
38	Częstochowski Series break	487,392	-4.1%
39	Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski Series break	445,727	-5%
40	Puławski Series break	444,012	-5.6%
41	Krośnieński Series break	443,024	-5.6%
42	Gliwicki Series break	435,956	-5.5%
43	Tarnowski Series break	429,276	-5%
44	Sieradzki Series break	425,535	-3.4%
45	Legnicko-głogowski Series break	425,228	-3.7%
46	Bytomski Series break	409,214	-4.8%
47	Starogardzki Series break	405,099	-4.6%
48	Siedlecki Series break	403,799	-3.1%
49	Miasto Szczecin Series break	392,527	-2.1%
50	Pilski Series break	389,027	-3.9%
51	Szczecinecko-pyrzycki Series break	388,493	-6.4%
52	Tyski Series break	387,197	-1.6%
53	Łódzki Series break	387,043	+0.2%
54	Gorzowski Series break	368,125	-3.1%
55	Grudziądzki Series break	366,376	-4%
56	Ostrołęcki Series break	366,050	-3.7%
57	Łomżyński Series break	359,783	-5.5%
58	Przemyski Series break	357,232	-6.6%
59	Skierniewicki Series break	345,584	-3.2%
60	Nyski Series break	342,466	-5.3%
61	Inowrocławski Series break	340,207	-5%
62	Koszaliński Series break	338,226	-3.3%
63	Włocławski Series break	334,791	-5.1%
64	Ciechanowski Series break	326,432	-3.1%
65	Nowotarski Series break	321,877	-4%
66	Słupski Series break	315,175	-4%
67	Płocki Series break	311,264	-4%
68	Bialski Series break	280,052	-5.6%
69	Ełcki Series break	262,033	-6.3%
70	Żyrardowski Series break	257,645	-0.2%
71	Suwalski Series break	248,796	-5.2%
72	Chojnicki Series break	215,387	-3.3%
73	Świecki Series break	176,329	-5%

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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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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Miasto Warszawa, with 1.87 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Świecki, with 176,329 in 2021.

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.