List of cities and towns in Poland
A list of cities in Poland, preceded by a table of major Polish cities. The table ranks cities by population based on data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland. Note that in the Polish system of administration there is no difference between a city and a town. There are only cities and villages.
As of 1 January 2020, there are 944 cities and towns in Poland.
Polish cities belong to the following size ranges in terms of the number of inhabitants:
- 1 city larger than 1,000,000: Warsaw
- 4 cities from 500,000 to 1,000,000: Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań
- 6 cities from 250,000 to 500,000: Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Białystok, Katowice
- 27 cities from 100,000 to 250,000: Gdynia, Częstochowa, Radom, Toruń, Sosnowiec, Rzeszów, Kielce, Gliwice, Zabrze, Olsztyn, Bielsko-Biała, Bytom, Zielona Góra, Rybnik, Ruda Śląska, Opole, Tychy, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Płock, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Elbląg, Wałbrzych, Włocławek, Tarnów, Chorzów, Koszalin, Kalisz
- 906 cities and towns below 100,000
Largest cities by Population
Below is the list of the most populated cities in Poland. The seats of either a voivode, or a voivodeship legislature, are marked in bold.| Name | Voivodeship | Pop. 31 December 2019 | Pop. Dec. 2007 | Pop. 1999 | Pop. 1970 | Pop. 1960 | Pop. 1950 | Pop. 1900 | Change 2020 - 2007 |
| Warsaw | 1,790,658 | 1,706,624 | 1,618,468 | 1,315,648 | 1,139,189 | 822,036 | 756,400 | 4,92% | |
| Kraków | 779,115 | 766,583 | 740,666 | 583,444 | 481,296 | 343,638 | 120,300 | 1,63% | |
| Łódź | 679,941 | 753,192 | 806,728 | 762,699 | 709,698 | 620,273 | 351,600 | -9,82% | |
| Wrocław | 642,869 | 632,930 | 643,877 | 526,000 | 430,522 | 308,925 | 422,700 | 1,60% | |
| Poznań | 534,813 | 567,932 | 578,235 | 471,900 | 408,132 | 320,670 | 126,000 | -5,83% | |
| Gdańsk | 470,907 | 458,717 | 458,988 | 365,600 | 286,940 | 194,633 | 140,600 | 2,66% | |
| Szczecin | 401,907 | 410,811 | 416,988 | 338,000 | 269,318 | 178,907 | 210,700 | -2,17% | |
| Bydgoszcz | 348,190 | 361,222 | 386,855 | 282,200 | 232,007 | 162,524 | 52,200 | -3,61% | |
| Lublin | 339,784 | 351,806 | 356,251 | 238,500 | 181,304 | 116,629 | 53,600 | -3,42% | |
| Białystok | 297,554 | 294,143 | 285,000 | 168,500 | 120,921 | 68,503 | 66,000 | 1,16% | |
| Katowice | 292,774 | 317,220 | 345,934 | 305,000 | 269,926 | 175,496 | 31,700 | -7,71% | |
| Gdynia | 246,348 | 250,242 | 253,521 | 191,500 | 147,625 | 103,458 | 900 | -1,56% | |
| Częstochowa | 220,433 | 242,300 | 257,812 | 188,189 | 164,906 | 112,198 | 53,700 | -9,02% | |
| Radom | 211,371 | 224,857 | 232,262 | 159,480 | 130,116 | 80,298 | 30,100 | -6,00% | |
| Toruń | 201,447 | 206,619 | 211,955 | 129,872 | 104,906 | 80,637 | 29,600 | -2,50% | |
| Sosnowiec | 199,974 | 222,586 | 244,102 | 145,000 | 131,654 | 96,448 | 86,700 | -10,16% | |
| Rzeszów | 196,208 | 166,454 | 162,049 | 83,105 | 62,526 | 28,133 | 18,300 | 17,88% | |
| Kielce | 194,852 | 205,902 | 212,383 | 126,950 | 89,500 | 61,332 | 23,200 | -5,37% | |
| Gliwice | 178,603 | 197,393 | 212,164 | 172,000 | 135,300 | 119,968 | 52,400 | -9,52% | |
| Zabrze | 172,360 | 189,062 | 200,177 | 197,840 | 190,049 | 172,355 | 26,000 | -8,82% | |
| Olsztyn | 171,979 | 175,710 | 171,131 | 94,753 | 67,887 | 43,831 | 24,300 | -2,12% | |
| Bielsko-Biała | 170,663 | 175,690 | 178,963 | 106,200 | 75,527 | 17,400 | -2,86% | ||
| Bytom | 165,263 | 184,765 | 205,560 | 187,500 | 182,578 | 173,955 | 51,400 | -10,56% | |
| Zielona Góra | 141,222 | 117,523 | 118,182 | 73,485 | 54,291 | 31,634 | 21,000 | 20,17% | |
| Rybnik | 138,098 | 141,080 | 144,582 | 43,700 | 34,099 | 27,222 | 7,200 | -2,11% | |
| Ruda Śląska | 137,360 | 144,584 | 159,665 | 143,122 | 131,667 | 33,962 | 14,800 | -4,99% | |
| Opole | 128,035 | 126,748 | 129,553 | 86,900 | 63,500 | 38,464 | 30,100 | 1,02% | |
| Tychy | 127,590 | 129,776 | 133,178 | 71,500 | 49,914 | 4,900 | -1,68% | ||
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 123,609 | 125,411 | 126,019 | 74,782 | 58,671 | 32,825 | 33,600 | -1,43% | |
| Płock | 119,425 | 126,968 | 131,011 | 71,900 | 42,798 | 33,128 | 27,000 | -5,94% | |
| Dąbrowa Górnicza | 119,373 | 128,795 | 131,037 | 61,700 | 55,720 | 32,446 | 3,000 | -7,32% | |
| Elbląg | 119,317 | 126,710 | 129,782 | 90,051 | 76,513 | 48,112 | 52,500 | -5,83% | |
| Wałbrzych | 111,356 | 123,635 | 136,923 | 125,200 | 117,209 | 93,842 | 16,400 | -9,93% | |
| Włocławek | 109,883 | 118,432 | 123,373 | 82,599 | 66,820 | 54,536 | 23,000 | -7,22% | |
| Tarnów | 108,470 | 116,118 | 118,297 | 85,929 | 70,835 | 37,405 | 31,700 | -6,58% | |
| Chorzów | 107,807 | 113,678 | 121,708 | 151,946 | 147,037 | 129,456 | 57,900 | -5,16% | |
| Koszalin | 107,048 | 107,376 | 109,941 | 65,200 | 44,410 | 18,940 | 20,400 | -0,31% | |
| Kalisz | 100,246 | 108,031 | 106,641 | 81,454 | 69,946 | 55,542 | 22,000 | -7,21% | |
| Legnica | 99,350 | 104,754 | 109,335 | 76,000 | 64,185 | 39,010 | 54,900 | -5,16% | |
| Grudziądz | 94,368 | 99,090 | 102,434 | 75,668 | 64,965 | 45,327 | 32,700 | -4,77% | |
| Jaworzno | 91,115 | 96,600 | 99,800 | 63,600 | 53,089 | 20,229 | 17,500 | -5,67% | |
| Słupsk | 90,681 | 97,419 | 102,370 | 68,939 | 53,383 | 33,115 | 27,300 | -6,92% | |
| Jastrzębie Zdrój | 88,743 | 93,939 | 102,294 | 24,500 | 1,700 | -5,53% | |||
| Nowy Sącz | 83,794 | 84,468 | 83,911 | 41,300 | 34,179 | 26,216 | - | ||
| Jelenia Góra | 79,061 | 86,220 | 93,407 | 55,900 | 49,617 | 34,996 | - | ||
| Siedlce | 78,185 | 76,939 | 76,056 | 39,280 | 32,587 | 25,322 | - | ||
| Mysłowice | 74,618 | 74,912 | 76,231 | 44,700 | 40,228 | 35,720 | - | ||
| Konin | 73,522 | 80,140 | 83,462 | 40,794 | 17,638 | 12,145 | - | ||
| Piła | 73,139 | 74,687 | 79,568 | 43,992 | 33,785 | 21,085 | 18,405 | - | |
| Piotrków Trybunalski | 73,090 | 78,475 | 81,433 | 59,843 | 52,782 | 42,289 | - | ||
| Inowrocław | 72,561 | 75,681 | 79,517 | 54,911 | 47,267 | 38,005 | - | ||
| Lubin | 72,300 | 76,306 | 82,711 | 28,900 | 5,471 | 2,743 | - | ||
| Ostrów Wielkopolski | 71,931 | 72,360 | 74,635 | 49,705 | 42,579 | 32,787 | 11,800 | - | |
| Suwałki | 69,758 | 69,281 | 68,815 | 25,572 | 19,868 | 15,456 | - | ||
| Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 68,338 | 73,111 | 79,047 | 50,147 | 38,108 | 20,273 | - | ||
| Gniezno | 68,217 | 69,732 | 71,460 | 50,926 | 44,080 | 36,039 | - | ||
| Stargard | 67,837 | 70,217 | 74,166 | 44,640 | 33,650 | 20,684 | - | ||
| Głogów | 66,980 | 68,297 | 74,294 | 20,558 | 9,179 | 3,825 | - | ||
| Siemianowice Śląskie | 66,841 | 71,621 | 75,218 | 67,401 | 62,411 | 52,994 | - | ||
| Pabianice | 64,757 | 69,842 | 74,689 | 62,402 | 56,222 | 48,817 | - | ||
| Leszno | 63,505 | 64,057 | 62,597 | 33,985 | 29,157 | 22,572 | - | ||
| Zamość | 63,437 | 66,375 | 67,099 | 35,114 | 27,638 | 21,558 | 11,300 | - | |
| Łomża | 62,945 | 63,036 | 64,915 | 25,800 | 19,876 | 14,839 | - | ||
| Żory | 62,472 | 62,008 | 63,683 | 8,700 | 6,795 | 5,037 | - | ||
| Pruszków | 62,317 | 55,621 | 53,295 | 43,366 | 38,016 | 27,583 | - | ||
| Ełk | 62,109 | 56,698 | 56,464 | 27,400 | 21,952 | 13,665 | - | ||
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 61,960 | 66,232 | 69,389 | 55,011 | 48,546 | 39,391 | - | ||
| Chełm | 61,932 | 67,782 | 70,759 | 39,135 | 31,108 | 20,550 | - | ||
| Tarnowskie Góry | 61,686 | 60,975 | 63,126 | 34,400 | 28,612 | 23,115 | - | ||
| Przemyśl | 60,689 | 66,867 | 68,345 | 53,509 | 47,442 | 32,948 | - | ||
| Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 60,481 | 65,161 | 69,875 | - | |||||
| Stalowa Wola | 60,466 | 64,988 | 71,805 | 30,100 | 22,932 | 7,167 | - | ||
| Mielec | 60,232 | 61,005 | 64,455 | 27,000 | 22,132 | 9,205 | - | ||
| Tczew | 59,951 | 60,271 | 61,124 | 41,000 | 33,696 | 24,619 | 12,808 | - | |
| Biała Podlaska | 57,170 | 57,783 | 58,599 | 26,500 | 20,148 | 13,345 | - | ||
| Bełchatów | 56,973 | 61,496 | 61,018 | 9,250 | 7,327 | 5,146 | - | ||
| Świdnica | 56,803 | 59,998 | 65,016 | 47,673 | 39,078 | 27,805 | 28,439 | - | |
| Będzin | 56,354 | 58,639 | 60,084 | 42,800 | 39,478 | 34,410 | - | ||
| Zgierz | 56,190 | 58,164 | 58,862 | 43,025 | 36,666 | 26,169 | - | ||
| Piekary Śląskie | 55,030 | 59,061 | 61,753 | 36,400 | 32,226 | 22,944 | - | ||
| Racibórz | 54,739 | 56,919 | 64,093 | 40,600 | 32,523 | 26,447 | 25,250 | - | |
| Legionowo | 53,886 | 51,058 | 51,301 | 20,836 | 19,835 | - | |||
| Ostrołęka | 52,055 | 54,109 | 55,511 | 22,187 | 15,216 | 10,409 | - | ||
| Świętochłowice | 49,557 | 54,525 | 57,174 | 57,842 | 57,422 | 56,663 | 37,952 | - |
All towns alphabetically
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- Hajnówka
- Halinów
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Localities by Population
According to the law there are two main types of localities :- a) independent localities ' called in register as basic localities ' - e.g. a city/town and a village, these are always independent localities, and
- b) not independent localities ' integral parts of localities, each of which belongs to some basic locality - e.g. part of city/town, part of village, hamlet and housing estate, these are always not independent localities, however e.g. settlement and colony, these can be independent or not independent localities.
- 915 names of cities and towns ',
- 43,069 names of villages ',
- 5,132 names of settlements ',
- 2,203 names of colonies ',
- 1,966 names of forest settlements ',
- 5 names of housing estates ',
- 133 names of hamlets ',
- 22 names of tourist refuges '.
A statistical locality ' is a separated collection of several localities for statistical purposes, for which statistical data are collected and compiled together. In a special case, the team may contain only one locality. There are two types of statistical localities:
In 2011 there was 42,490 of statistical localities. Thus, a large number of the "rural" basic localities is taken together under the statistical localities.
| Statistical localities size | Number | Population |
| 1,000,000 | 1 | 1,700,612 |
| 500,000 | 4 | 2,671,330 |
| 200,000 | 12 | 3,518,990 |
| 100,000 | 22 | 3,009,265 |
| 50,000 | 47 | 3,206,433 |
| 20,000 | 136 | 4,297,334 |
| 10,000 | 188 | 2,748,473 |
| 5,000 | 247 | 1,694,912 |
| 2,000 | 1,002 | 2,940,490 |
| 1,000 | 2,086 | 2,843,085 |
| 500 | 4,982 | 3,445,440 |
| 200 | 13,558 | 4,256,516 |
| 100 | 11,034 | 1,608,450 |
| 0 | 9,171 | 570,494 |
| Total | 42,490 | 38,511,824 |