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Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by population

Śląskie had the highest population of 17 regions in 2018, at 4.5 million. Opolskie had the lowest, at 948,808. The median was 2.11 million and the figure for Poland was 37.98 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,500,863Śląskie
Lowest948,808Opolskie
Median2,105,44217 regions
Poland37,976,687History

All regions, 2018

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ŚląskieŚląskie: 4,500,863 persons4,500,863WielkopolskieWielkopolskie: 3,465,605 persons3,465,605MałopolskieMałopolskie: 3,349,498 persons3,349,498Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 3,025,034 persons3,025,034DolnośląskieDolnośląskie: 2,865,358 persons2,865,358ŁódzkieŁódzkie: 2,462,448 persons2,462,448Mazowiecki regionalnyMazowiecki regionalny: 2,334,793 persons2,334,793PomorskiePomorskie: 2,294,926 persons2,294,926LubelskieLubelskie: 2,105,442 persons2,105,442PodkarpackiePodkarpackie: 2,085,877 persons2,085,877Kujawsko-pomorskieKujawsko-pomorskie: 2,059,748 persons2,059,748ZachodniopomorskieZachodniopomorskie: 1,678,873 persons1,678,873Warmińsko-mazurskieWarmińsko-mazurskie: 1,408,415 persons1,408,415ŚwiętokrzyskieŚwiętokrzyskie: 1,232,016 persons1,232,016PodlaskiePodlaskie: 1,154,856 persons1,154,856LubuskieLubuskie: 1,004,127 persons1,004,127OpolskieOpolskie: 948,808 persons948,808
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
persons		Change on 2017
1Śląskie4,500,863-0.2%
2Wielkopolskie3,465,605+0.2%
3Małopolskie3,349,498+0.3%
4Warszawski stołeczny3,025,034+0.8%
5Dolnośląskie2,865,358-0%
6Łódzkie2,462,448-0.4%
7Mazowiecki regionalny2,334,793-0.2%
8Pomorskie2,294,926+0.4%
9Lubelskie2,105,442-0.3%
10Podkarpackie2,085,877+0.1%
11Kujawsko-pomorskie2,059,748-0%
12Zachodniopomorskie1,678,873-0.1%
13Warmińsko-mazurskie1,408,415-0.2%
14Świętokrzyskie1,232,016-0.4%
15Podlaskie1,154,856-0.2%
16Lubuskie1,004,127-0.1%
17Opolskie948,808-0.2%

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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 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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Questions

Which region has the highest population?

Śląskie, with 4.5 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population?

Opolskie, with 948,808 in 2018.

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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