The largest city in Poland in terms of population was the capital, ******, in 2024, with more than **** million inhabitants. Kraków and Wrocław followed it.

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

Poznań was the most vegan- and vegetarian-friendly city in Poland in terms of the number of restaurants per ** thousand inhabitants in 2021. Kraków and Gdańsk followed.

This bar chart displays male population (people) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Poland. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

In the observed period, Rzeszow had the most Ukrainians among Polish residents. Following were Wroclaw, with ** percent of Ukrainians living there.

The coronavirus has entrapped Polish residents in their homes, as can be seen from data from their smartphones. The inhabitants of Katowice took the government's recommendations to stay at home most seriously, but in most large cities, about 40 percent of people leave their homes every day.

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Poland PL: Urban Population data was reported at 22,825,379.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22,849,639.000 Person for 2016. Poland PL: Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 22,852,551.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23,842,562.000 Person in 1999 and a record low of 14,193,968.000 Person in 1960. Poland PL: 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. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

This bar chart displays female population (people) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Poland. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Poland PL: Urban Population Growth data was reported at -0.106 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.209 % for 2016. Poland PL: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.838 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.333 % in 1960 and a record low of -0.973 % in 2000. Poland PL: Urban Population Growth 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. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

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.

Gdansk offered the highest number of cars in the car-sharing system per one thousand inhabitants in Poland in 2022 (*** cars).

In 2019, Kraków saw a record number of tourists, reaching an impressive ***** million. The increase in the number of visitors to Kraków is mainly due to the dynamic development of flight connections and improving Poland's road and rail conditions, enhancing the mobility of Polish residents. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of tourists in the city dropped to roughly *** million. It is estimated that in 2021, Krakow will visit **** million tourists. Magic Kraków Kraków, the former capital of Poland, has a lot to offer. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only *** million tourists from Poland and *** thousand abroad visited this historical city in the south of Poland in 2020. It is worth remembering that the city's attractions are not only the Wawel Castle, Market Square, and Cloth Hall. Kraków has a rich offer of places worth seeing in its surroundings. The Auschwitz camp, Wieliczka Salt Mine, and Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains attract tourists, being at the same time a crucial source of information about the history and culture of Poland. Kraków also provides a rich hotel base, which is developing every year. In 2019, the most significant number of hotels were three-star. Tourists in Poland Poland is attractive to tourists from Europe and has also been noticed by tourists from Asia, the Middle East, and the USA. The improving quality of infrastructure—roads, hotels, and customer services—attracts an increasing number of visitors. Among foreign tourists, citizens of Germany, Ukraine, and Belarus came to Poland most often. Germans spent over **** billion zloty in Poland, and the average length of stay of incoming tourists was *** nights in 2019.

As of April 2024, ******, a city in the north of Poland, had the highest number of car sharing cars per 1,000 residents of the major cities of Poland. Nearly one car per 1,000 citizens amounted to a total of *** car sharing cars in the city. The capital of Poland, Warsaw, followed with *** cars per 1,000 people. Bydgoszcz only had *** car sharing cars.

This bar chart displays armed forces personnel (people) by capital city using the aggregation sum in Poland. The data is about countries per year.

In 2022, the number of Polish residents who took refugees from Ukraine while sharing the place with them or hosting them in another place was the highest in Warsaw, reaching **** thousand Poles—followed by, Wrocław with **** thousand residents from Poland. In total, over *** thousand residents of ** major Polish cities took refugees from Ukraine, ** per 1000 residents aged 18 or older.

In 2024************** people in the Polish countryside used X. Among cities, the most significant number of social media platform users were in cities with ****** to ****** residents and also in cities with more than ******* inhabitants.

In 2022, most people in Poland were guided by brands when choosing children's clothes in Warsaw.

In 2022, most people in Poland were guided by price when choosing clothes for children in Gdańsk.

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

In 2024, Gdańsk emerged as the most driver-friendly city in Poland for cities with over ******* residents, earning a score of ** out of a possible ** points, followed by Bydgoszcz with **** points less. Meanwhile, Wrocław ranked as the least driver-friendly major city, securing just ** points.