NUTS 3 areas of Poland by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Poland by population, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Miasto Warszawa had the highest population of 73 areas in 2022, at 1.87 million. Świecki had the lowest, at 175,188. The median was 483,141 and the figure for Poland was 36.89 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,868,018Miasto Warszawa

Lowest175,188Świecki

Median483,14173 areas

Poland36,889,761History

Top 40 areas, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 persons	Change on 2021
1	Miasto Warszawa Estimated	1,868,018	+0.1%
2	Miasto Kraków Estimated	791,939	+0.2%
3	Bydgosko-toruński Estimated	747,601	-0.5%
4	Krakowski Estimated	747,568	+0.5%
5	Trójmiejski Estimated	746,755	-0.3%
6	Poznański Estimated	706,509	+1%
7	Warszawski zachodni Estimated	706,197	+1%
8	Kielecki Estimated	701,880	-1%
9	Katowicki Estimated	688,521	-1.1%
10	Lubelski Estimated	684,656	-0.5%
11	Warszawski wschodni Estimated	682,578	+0.8%
12	Miasto Wrocław Estimated	670,438	0%
13	Miasto Łódź Estimated	659,112	-1.3%
14	Kaliski Estimated	646,066	-0.5%
15	Bielski Estimated	645,522	-0.4%
16	Sosnowiecki Estimated	642,334	-1.2%
17	Koniński Estimated	626,025	-0.5%
18	Wrocławski Estimated	622,507	+0.7%
19	Gdański Estimated	617,801	+1.1%
20	Rzeszowski Estimated	616,786	+0.1%
21	Zielonogórski Estimated	593,736	-0.7%
22	Rybnicki Estimated	591,269	-0.8%
23	Wałbrzyski Estimated	589,688	-1.3%
24	Radomski Estimated	569,326	-0.9%
25	Olsztyński Estimated	568,874	-0.8%
26	Opolski Estimated	563,374	-0.8%
27	Chełmsko-zamojski Estimated	561,415	-1.4%
28	Tarnobrzeski Estimated	558,601	-0.8%
29	Piotrkowski Estimated	550,213	-0.9%
30	Leszczyński Estimated	544,388	-0.3%
31	Miasto Poznań Estimated	540,458	-0.4%
32	Oświęcimski Estimated	522,161	-0.7%
33	Jeleniogórski Estimated	516,978	-1.1%
34	Nowosądecki Estimated	513,097	-0.2%
35	Szczeciński Estimated	489,432	-0.3%
36	Białostocki Estimated	487,896	-0.2%
37	Elbląski Estimated	483,141	-0.9%
38	Częstochowski Estimated	482,129	-1.1%
39	Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski Estimated	440,838	-1.1%
40	Krośnieński Estimated	439,214	-0.9%
41	Puławski Estimated	438,994	-1.1%
42	Gliwicki Estimated	431,463	-1%
43	Tarnowski Estimated	426,294	-0.7%
44	Legnicko-głogowski Estimated	422,618	-0.6%
45	Sieradzki Estimated	422,292	-0.8%
46	Bytomski Estimated	406,324	-0.7%
47	Starogardzki Estimated	402,846	-0.6%
48	Siedlecki Estimated	401,044	-0.7%
49	Miasto Szczecin Estimated	389,103	-0.9%
50	Pilski Estimated	386,428	-0.7%
51	Tyski Estimated	386,273	-0.2%
52	Łódzki Estimated	386,039	-0.3%
53	Szczecinecko-pyrzycki Estimated	384,399	-1.1%
54	Gorzowski Estimated	364,545	-1%
55	Ostrołęcki Estimated	363,618	-0.7%
56	Grudziądzki Estimated	363,319	-0.8%
57	Łomżyński Estimated	355,302	-1.2%
58	Przemyski Estimated	354,015	-0.9%
59	Skierniewicki Estimated	341,811	-1.1%
60	Nyski Estimated	339,070	-1%
61	Inowrocławski Estimated	337,250	-0.9%
62	Koszaliński Estimated	335,325	-0.9%
63	Włocławski Estimated	331,420	-1%
64	Ciechanowski Estimated	323,742	-0.8%
65	Nowotarski Estimated	319,903	-0.6%
66	Słupski Estimated	313,412	-0.6%
67	Płocki Estimated	308,637	-0.8%
68	Bialski Estimated	277,011	-1.1%
69	Ełcki Estimated	259,828	-0.8%
70	Żyrardowski Estimated	256,324	-0.5%
71	Suwalski Estimated	246,187	-1%
72	Chojnicki Estimated	214,696	-0.3%
73	Świecki Estimated	175,188	-0.6%

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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 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Świecki, with 175,188 in 2022.

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.