Largest Cities by Population in Poland

235 cities in Poland with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population estimates for December 31, 2025 (by Statistics Poland).

Rank	City	Population
1	Warsaw (Warszawa)	1,866,729
2	Kraków	816,614
3	Wrocław	672,601
4	Łódź (Lodz)	639,890
5	Poznań	534,239
6	Gdańsk	489,328
7	Szczecin	383,786
8	Lublin	326,685
9	Bydgoszcz	321,100
10	Białystok	289,217
11	Katowice	277,415
12	Gdynia	238,712
13	Częstochowa	201,439
14	Rzeszów	199,436
15	Toruń	192,784
16	Radom	191,819
17	Sosnowiec	182,971
18	Kielce	178,837
19	Gliwice	166,942
20	Olsztyn	165,393
21	Bielsko-Biała	163,164
22	Zabrze	150,780
23	Bytom	144,598
24	Zielona Góra	138,476
25	Rybnik	128,788
26	Ruda Śląska	127,601
27	Opole	124,563
28	Tychy	120,081
29	Gorzów Wielkopolski	113,569
30	Dąbrowa Górnicza	111,309
31	Elbląg	111,089
32	Płock	108,772
33	Koszalin	104,582
34	Tarnów	101,177
35	Chorzów	98,418
36	Włocławek	98,038
37	Wałbrzych	97,546
38	Kalisz	91,059
39	Legnica	89,919
40	Grudziądz	86,811
41	Jaworzno	85,253
42	Słupsk	84,217
43	Jastrzębie-Zdrój	80,527
44	Nowy Sącz	79,416
45	Siedlce	74,251
46	Jelenia Góra	73,470
47	Mysłowice	70,160
48	Piła	68,762
49	Ostrów Wielkopolski	68,111
50	Suwałki	67,879
51	Lubin	65,961
52	Pruszków	65,936
53	Inowrocław	65,742
54	Stargard Szczeciński	65,699
55	Piotrków Trybunalski	65,435
56	Konin	65,233
57	Siemianowice Śląskie	62,311
58	Gniezno	62,018
59	Żory	61,857
60	Tarnowskie Góry	61,001
61	Głogów	60,605
62	Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski	60,246
63	Pabianice	59,302
64	Łomża	58,925
65	Ełk	58,889
66	Leszno	58,766
67	Zamość	56,844
68	Tomaszów Mazowiecki	56,055
69	Mielec	56,032
70	Tczew	55,922
71	Chełm	55,661
72	Przemyśl	54,352
73	Rumia	54,107
74	Stalowa Wola	53,540
75	Biała Podlaska	53,470
76	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	53,140
77	Będzin	52,460
78	Zgierz	52,418
79	Legionowo	51,869
80	Piaseczno	51,449
81	Świdnica	51,357
82	Piekary Śląskie	51,030
83	Bełchatów	50,961
84	Racibórz	48,750
85	Ostrołęka	47,351
86	Marki	46,963
87	Ząbki	45,654
88	Wejherowo	44,983
89	Zawiercie	44,922
90	Skierniewice	44,814
91	Starogard Gdański	44,672
92	Świętochłowice	44,621
93	Wodzisław Śląski	44,017
94	Kołobrzeg	43,362
95	Starachowice	43,278
96	Krosno	43,274
97	Otwock	43,118
98	Puławy	42,996
99	Tarnobrzeg	42,730
100	Dębica	42,223
101	Radomsko	41,909
102	Mikołów	41,478
103	Ciechanów	41,234
104	Skarżysko-Kamienna	40,099
105	Kutno	39,973
106	Nysa	39,887
107	Mińsk Mazowiecki	39,467
108	Żyrardów	38,281
109	Świnoujście	38,188
110	Chojnice	38,109
111	Sieradz	37,764
112	Zduńska Wola	37,532
113	Szczecinek	37,101
114	Bolesławiec	36,642
115	Świdnik	36,215
116	Kwidzyn	36,192
117	Malbork	36,147
118	Grodzisk Mazowiecki	35,516
119	Nowa Sól	35,230
120	Wołomin	35,115
121	Oświęcim	35,005
122	Knurów	34,919
123	Jarosław	34,707
124	Oleśnica	34,676
125	Czechowice-Dziedzice	34,564
126	Żary	33,949
127	Lębork	33,541
128	Sanok	33,488
129	Chrzanów	33,193
130	Nowy Targ	32,956
131	Oława	32,928
132	Sochaczew	32,786
133	Luboń	32,727
134	Brzeg	32,724
135	Pruszcz Gdański	32,339
136	Cieszyn	32,217
137	Jasło	32,042
138	Iława	31,798
139	Września	31,595
140	Olkusz	31,538
141	Sopot	31,205
142	Ostróda	30,755
143	Mława	30,607
144	Kraśnik	30,525
145	Dzierżoniów	30,014
146	Czeladź	29,373
147	Żywiec	29,085
148	Reda	29,066
149	Police	28,919
150	Kobyłka	28,850
151	Myszków	28,660
152	Augustów	28,518
153	Wieliczka	28,485
154	Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	28,422
155	Bochnia	28,187
156	Zgorzelec	28,095
157	Krotoszyn	27,786
158	Brodnica	27,695
159	Swarzędz	27,504
160	Bielawa	27,480
161	Śrem	27,110
162	Łuków	26,637
163	Giżycko	26,482
164	Jarocin	26,240
165	Czerwionka-Leszczyny	26,031
166	Wyszków	25,656
167	Łowicz	25,313
168	Wągrowiec	25,223
169	Zakopane	24,921
170	Gorlice	24,825
171	Pszczyna	24,478
172	Świecie	24,472
173	Kętrzyn	24,427
174	Biłgoraj	24,312
175	Środa Wielkopolska	24,284
176	Kłodzko	24,187
177	Turek	23,811
178	Skawina	23,766
179	Bielsk Podlaski	23,241
180	Kościerzyna	23,131
181	Wałcz	22,972
182	Kościan	22,956
183	Lubliniec	22,931
184	Żagań	22,800
185	Piastów	22,567
186	Orzesze	22,242
187	Aleksandrów Łódzki	21,929
188	Białogard	21,919
189	Sulejówek	21,693
190	Świebodzice	21,469
191	Szczytno	21,323
192	Płońsk	21,280
193	Ostrów Mazowiecka	21,251
194	Goleniów	21,241
195	Kluczbork	21,232
196	Józefów	21,139
197	Polkowice	20,832
198	Łaziska Górne	20,826
199	Bartoszyce	20,767
200	Sandomierz	20,709
201	Grajewo	20,551
202	Zambrów	20,503
203	Świebodzin	20,480
204	Mrągowo	20,008
205	Jawor	19,945
206	Nowa Ruda	19,816
207	Działdowo	19,777
208	Wieluń	19,771
209	Rydułtowy	19,756
210	Gostyń	19,484
211	Gryfino	19,430
212	Lubartów	19,371
213	Rawicz	19,275
214	Lubań	19,031
215	Koło	18,773
216	Bieruń	18,627
217	Hajnówka	18,452
218	Prudnik	18,424
219	Opoczno	18,407
220	Trzebinia	18,121
221	Andrychów	17,867
222	Ozorków	17,643
223	Chełmno	17,540
224	Tomaszów Lubelski	17,292
225	Łęczna	17,203
226	Pyskowice	17,160
227	Końskie	16,901
228	Krasnystaw	16,850
229	Chodzież	16,812
230	Kamienna Góra	16,710
231	Nakło nad Notecią	16,638
232	Strzelce Opolskie	16,529
233	Gostynin	16,458
234	Pionki	15,566
235	Kozienice	15,009

Source: Statistics Poland (2025 estimate), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

58 urban areas in Poland with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Warszawa (Warsaw)	1,877,052	−0.30%	401	4,686	268	1,854,235	1,783,228
2	Katowice	860,239	−0.64%	265	3,249	616	838,085	698,668
3	Krakow	696,072	−0.42%	172	4,047	777	684,299	651,379
4	Lodz	580,217	−0.42%	133	4,363	959	570,448	530,367
5	Wrocław	506,668	−0.37%	114	4,460	1,103	499,229	476,556
6	Poznan	493,307	−0.31%	147	3,356	1,134	487,177	452,857
7	Gdansk	384,027	−0.25%	106	3,623	1,501	380,194	366,894
8	Sosnowiec	317,017	−0.61%	94	3,373	1,830	309,265	254,951
9	Szczecin	299,467	−0.28%	67	4,470	1,951	296,077	283,310
10	Lublin	299,174	−0.28%	70	4,274	1,953	295,817	284,255
11	Białystok	287,822	−0.28%	63	4,569	2,038	284,545	272,132
12	Bydgoszcz	266,178	−0.27%	55	4,840	2,216	263,260	252,822
13	Gdynia	209,378	−0.26%	57	3,673	2,882	207,220	199,453
14	Rzeszów	187,031	−0.29%	45	4,156	3,262	184,861	177,720
15	Radom	173,629	−0.28%	46	3,775	3,529	171,658	160,906
16	Toruń	166,193	−0.44%	43	3,865	3,685	163,279	153,124
17	Kielce	165,373	−0.28%	43	3,846	3,701	163,527	156,919
18	Częstochowa	163,634	−0.43%	47	3,482	3,741	160,821	149,589
19	Olsztyn	145,380	−0.27%	30	4,846	4,243	143,817	138,428
20	Zielona Góra	133,518	−0.30%	25	5,341	4,622	131,890	122,820
21	Bielsko-Biała	132,165	−0.65%	43	3,074	4,675	128,736	108,550
22	Elbląg	106,815	−0.26%	21	5,086	5,850	105,721	101,850
23	Tychy	100,135	−0.62%	25	4,005	6,253	97,633	87,104
24	Gliwice	95,132	−0.63%	24	3,964	6,566	92,742	78,728
25	Gorzów Wielkopolski	93,911	−0.30%	24	3,913	6,671	92,773	88,266
26	Koszalin	93,176	−0.26%	25	3,727	6,729	92,215	88,798
27	Opole	87,395	−3.75%	28	3,121	7,202	74,298	56,827
28	Słupsk	83,072	−0.27%	19	4,372	7,609	82,187	79,032
29	Kalisz	81,835	−0.32%	26	3,148	7,722	80,780	71,405
30	Legnica	76,434	−0.32%	20	3,822	8,254	75,468	70,638
31	Grudziądz	73,492	−0.27%	20	3,675	8,576	72,692	63,639
32	Siedlce	72,107	−0.29%	21	3,434	8,724	71,270	68,527
33	Włocławek	71,892	−0.45%	16	4,493	8,750	70,602	64,774
34	Tarnów	70,486	−0.30%	20	3,524	8,908	69,652	66,953
35	Nowy Sącz	67,080	−0.30%	21	3,194	9,359	66,272	63,512
36	Lubin	66,932	−0.31%	14	4,781	9,374	66,102	62,971
37	Płock	66,832	−0.46%	19	3,517	9,385	65,610	61,511
38	Suwałki	65,018	−0.27%	20	3,251	9,658	64,315	60,207
39	Inowrocław	63,832	−0.45%	16	3,990	9,852	62,693	57,401
40	Legionowo	61,922	−0.30%	16	3,870	10,150	61,174	58,847
41	Łomża	61,577	−0.78%	14	4,462	10,191	59,654	57,205
42	Pila	60,243	−0.26%	18	3,347	10,394	59,612	57,316
43	Pabianice	60,043	−0.43%	17	3,532	10,425	59,001	51,726
44	Ostrów Wielkopolski	59,241	−0.34%	19	3,118	10,556	58,445	55,831
45	Stargard	58,507	−0.32%	14	4,179	10,667	57,765	55,188
46	Rybnik	57,752	−0.65%	20	2,888	10,795	56,241	–
47	Zamość	57,403	−0.30%	15	3,827	10,865	56,710	54,311
48	Tczew	55,804	−0.26%	14	3,986	11,183	55,230	53,161
49	Gniezno	54,920	−0.33%	16	3,433	11,332	54,201	50,392
50	Leszno	54,268	−0.33%	17	3,192	11,477	53,550	50,837
51	Stalowa Wola	53,721	−0.29%	16	3,358	11,579	53,091	–
52	Elk	53,692	−0.28%	12	4,474	11,585	53,084	50,768
53	Wołomin	52,877	−0.30%	17	3,110	11,736	52,232	–
54	Jastrzębie-Zdrój	52,601	−1.19%	17	3,131	11,791	50,087	–
55	Tomaszów Mazowiecki	51,923	−0.44%	15	3,462	11,911	51,002	–
56	Wejherowo	51,694	−0.26%	11	4,699	11,947	51,150	–
57	Przemyśl	51,313	−0.30%	10	5,131	11,999	50,691	–
58	Chełm	51,225	−0.30%	16	3,202	12,011	50,618	–

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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