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Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by population

Śląskie had the highest population of 17 regions in 2017, at 4.51 million. Opolskie had the lowest, at 950,710. The median was 2.11 million and the figure for Poland was 37.97 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,510,528Śląskie
Lowest950,710Opolskie
Median2,112,78717 regions
Poland37,972,964History

All regions, 2017

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ŚląskieŚląskie: 4,510,528 persons4,510,528WielkopolskieWielkopolskie: 3,457,473 persons3,457,473MałopolskieMałopolskie: 3,339,803 persons3,339,803Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 3,002,278 persons3,002,278DolnośląskieDolnośląskie: 2,866,218 persons2,866,218ŁódzkieŁódzkie: 2,471,620 persons2,471,620Mazowiecki regionalnyMazowiecki regionalny: 2,339,206 persons2,339,206PomorskiePomorskie: 2,285,800 persons2,285,800LubelskieLubelskie: 2,112,787 persons2,112,787PodkarpackiePodkarpackie: 2,084,722 persons2,084,722Kujawsko-pomorskieKujawsko-pomorskie: 2,060,575 persons2,060,575ZachodniopomorskieZachodniopomorskie: 1,681,246 persons1,681,246Warmińsko-mazurskieWarmińsko-mazurskie: 1,410,641 persons1,410,641ŚwiętokrzyskieŚwiętokrzyskie: 1,237,518 persons1,237,518PodlaskiePodlaskie: 1,156,947 persons1,156,947LubuskieLubuskie: 1,004,892 persons1,004,892OpolskieOpolskie: 950,710 persons950,710
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
persons		Change on 2016
1Śląskie4,510,528-0.2%
2Wielkopolskie3,457,473+0.2%
3Małopolskie3,339,803+0.3%
4Warszawski stołeczny3,002,278+0.7%
5Dolnośląskie2,866,218+0.1%
6Łódzkie2,471,620-0.3%
7Mazowiecki regionalny2,339,206-0.2%
8Pomorskie2,285,800+0.4%
9Lubelskie2,112,787-0.3%
10Podkarpackie2,084,722+0.1%
11Kujawsko-pomorskie2,060,575-0.1%
12Zachodniopomorskie1,681,246-0.2%
13Warmińsko-mazurskie1,410,641-0.3%
14Świętokrzyskie1,237,518-0.4%
15Podlaskie1,156,947-0.2%
16Lubuskie1,004,892-0%
17Opolskie950,710-0.2%

Other periods

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 regions 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 region has the highest population?

Śląskie, with 4.51 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population?

Opolskie, with 950,710 in 2017.

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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