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# Largest cities in Poland

Poland cities ranked by their own published resident population.

- Canonical: /reports/poland-largest-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-09-19

## Answers

### Warszawa, Poland

1,863,056 people
- Source: https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/071412865011?var-id=72305&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-29

### Kraków, Poland

816,614 people
- Source: https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/011212161011?var-id=72305&year=2025
- Checked: 2026-07-18

### Wrocław, Poland

672,601 people
- Source: https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/030210564011?var-id=72305&year=2025
- Checked: 2026-07-18

### Poznań, Poland

534,239 people
- Source: https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/023016264011?var-id=72305&year=2025
- Checked: 2026-07-18

### Gdańsk, Poland

489,328 people
- Source: https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/042214361011?var-id=72305&year=2025
- Checked: 2026-07-18

### Szczecin, Poland

410,131 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Bydgoszcz, Poland

363,926 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Lublin, Poland

349,103 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Katowice, Poland

310,764 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Białystok, Poland

294,001 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Gdynia, Poland

249,139 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Częstochowa, Poland

236,796 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Radom, Poland

221,287 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Sosnowiec, Poland

216,420 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Toruń, Poland

204,954 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Kielce, Poland

202,196 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Gliwice, Poland

187,474 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Zabrze, Poland

181,128 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Rzeszów, Poland

179,386 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Bytom, Poland

176,902 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Bielsko-Biała, Poland

171,260 people
- Source: https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/2461011?var-id=1653365&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Ruda Śląska, Poland

142,510 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Rybnik, Poland

140,924 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Tychy, Poland

129,378 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Elbląg, Poland

124,668 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Płock, Poland

124,553 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

124,534 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Opole, Poland

122,625 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Zielona Góra, Poland

118,982 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

### Włocławek, Poland

116,783 people
- Source: https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
- Checked: 2026-09-19

## Method

Every row is a published population observation measured in people, ranked highest first. The values were observed between 2011 and 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

Population by territorial unit, 2021 — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/071412865011?var-id=72305&year=2021
PL official material for population_total — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/011212161011?var-id=72305&year=2025
PL official material for population_total — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/030210564011?var-id=72305&year=2025
PL official material for population_total — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/023016264011?var-id=72305&year=2025
PL official material for population_total — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/042214361011?var-id=72305&year=2025
Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011) — https://api.dane.gov.pl/resources/902,ludno-w-gminach-stan-w-dniu-31-marca-2011-r/file
GUS Bank Danych Lokalnych — Ludność, stan w dniu 31 III 2021, NSP 2021 (ogółem) — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/2461011?var-id=1653365&year=2021

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Largest cities in Poland [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8bdef68710a1b427a05c1da5e028278f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/poland-largest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_largest-cities-in-poland_e435fec375b5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Largest cities in Poland},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {8bdef68710a1b427a05c1da5e028278f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/poland-largest-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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