The largest city in Poland in terms of population was the capital, Warsaw, in 2023, with more than 1.86 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.

In 2024, for the majority of Poles, air pollution was the biggest problem for cities in Poland. Too little greenery and an excess of sidewalks and roadways followed. Only three percent said that there were no problems.

As of May 2024, Lublin and Szczecin had the lowest parking fees of all cities with more than 300,000 inhabitants in Poland. In both cities, the average parking fee in paid parking zones was 3.68 zlotys. Poznań, a city in west-central Poland, had the highest parking fees of all major cities in Poland at almost 6 zloty.

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).

In 2024, the largest share of the office real estate market was held by Warsaw, which covered nearly **** of the office market in Poland. Krakow followed it with a ** percent market share.

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.

Among all Polish cities with over 300,000 residents, Łódź offered the cheapest prices for both diesel and LPG fuel, with diesel averaging just 6.51 zlotys per liter and LPG at 2.99 zlotys in 2023. In contrast, Wrocław in Lower Silesia had the highest diesel price at 6.6 zlotys per liter, while the most affordable petrol was found in Gdańsk, northern Poland, also priced at 6.6 zlotys per liter.

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.

The highest cost of renting an apartment, regardless of its size, was recorded in Warsaw, Poland, as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

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.

As of April 1, 2022, the most significant number of Ukrainians was recorded in Rzeszów - about 35 percent. The largest city in Poland, Warsaw, had 13 percent of Ukrainians, as did Szczecin.

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 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.

This statistic illustrates the annual cost of industrial prime rents in major Polish cities as of June 2019, in euros, per square meter, per year. As of June 2019 the annual cost of industrial prime rents in Warsaw (zone 2) and Krakow was over 44 euros per square meter.

The total area of shopping centers in Poland in 2024 amounted to over 10.4 million square meters. Warsaw had the largest shopping center area, around 1.4 million square meters.

In 2022, on average, two out of three residents of major cities in Poland declared that they were engaged in helping refugees from Ukraine, with the highest rate in Warsaw and Lublin.

In 2023, among Polish cities with populations exceeding 300,000, Gdańsk and Lublin recorded the highest average speeds in their city centers, each at 32 km/h. Outside the city center, Szczecin had the fastest average speed at 41 km/h. At the same time, people within the city center drove the slowest in Szczecin at 22 km/h, making Szczecin the city with the greatest contrast in measured speed. Overall, the slowest driving speeds were observed in Wrocław, located in Lower Silesia. The state of infrastructure, roadworks, and traffic jams were just a few of the factors that influenced the traffic flow.

In 2023, Kraków had the cheapest average prices for car insurance among the cities with over 300,000 residents in Poland. Car owners there paid only 363 zloty per month. The Polish capital Warsaw followed with an average monthly price of 367 zloty. Szczecin had the highest insurance costs with nearly 420 zloty.