The largest city in Poland in terms of population was the capital, ******, in 2023, with more than **** million inhabitants. Kraków and Wrocław followed it.

This statistic shows the biggest cities in Poland in 2023. In 2023, approximately 1.86 million people lived in Warsaw, making it the biggest city in Poland.

The largest city in Poland in terms of area was Gdańsk, in 2023, with 683 square kilometers. Followed by the capital, Warsaw and Gdynia.

Population in largest city in Poland was reported at 1799451 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Poland - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Poland PL: Population in Largest City data was reported at 1,758,551.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,749,352.000 Person for 2016. Poland PL: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 1,618,666.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,758,551.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,119,181.000 Person in 1960. Poland PL: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; ;

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Poland was reported at 8.2046 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Poland - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Poland PL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 7.704 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.656 % for 2016. Poland PL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.389 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.885 % in 1960 and a record low of 6.959 % in 1995. Poland PL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

In 2023, one of the ten biggest cities in Poland that noted the highest total annual atmospheric precipitation was Katowice, reaching 829 millimeters of precipitation. All the cities recorded an increase in precipitation compared to the previous year.

In the observed period, the average temperature among the ten biggest cities in Poland increased. Wrocław had the highest average temperature, reaching over 11 degrees Celsius in 2023.

Dataset containing distance data from every medium size city in Poland to closest one large city and metropolis

Radio RMF FM was the leading radio station in the largest cities in Poland, with a listenership rate of 18.5 percent in 2023. Compared to overall radio listenership in Poland, the leading radio stations - Radio RMF FM and Radio Zet - had a much lower reach in big cities, whereas Radio Tok FM was more popular.

In 2024, the Warsaw agglomeration was the largest retail market in Poland. Its total retail area was over 2.4 million square meters of Gross Leasable Area (GLA).

Among the largest cities in Poland, Kraków had the largest number of inhabitants per shopping center in the first half of 2019. The following places were taken by Łódź and Szczecin, respectively.

In 2025, according to data provided by StartupBlink, the top city for startups in Poland was Warsaw, with a total score of ****. Wroclaw and Krakow followed.

This horizontal bar chart displays net energy imports (% of energy use) by capital city using the aggregation average in Poland. The data is about countries per year.

The total area of shopping centers in Poland in 2024 amounted to over **** million square meters. Warsaw had the largest shopping center area, around *** million square meters.

Gdańsk won the ranking of the cities in Poland, where one travels most by bike. In 2020, the number of bicycle kilometers cycled there amounted to over 801 thousand kilometers. In the Polish capital, Warsaw cyclists traveled 246 thousand kilometers less than in Gdansk.

This statistic illustrates the prime office yields in major Polish cities as of September 2019. As of this month prime office yields in Szczecin amounted to 8.25 percent the highest of any major city, while Katowice had the second highest prime office yields of major cities in Poland at 7.25 percent.

Of the Polish cities with more than 300,000 inhabitants, Wrocław had the lowest number of traffic accidents in 2023 with only 6.1 accidents per 1,000 inhabitants, which meant a total of 4,138 accidents for the year. The capital city of Warsaw recorded the highest total number of collisions with almost 19,000 accidents, while Lublin had the highest rate with almost 12 collisions per 1,000 residents. The number of incidents is one of the most important indicators when it comes to traffic safety.

In 2021, Rybnik was the city with the highest annual average concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Poland. The PM2.5 particulate matter concentration in this city reached nearly 30 ug/m3. Other cities in the ranking with the highest PM2.5 particulate matter concentration were Kraków and Katowice, located in southern Poland.