Population in cities of more than 1 million rose 0.357% to 1.79 mil in Poland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million in Poland reached an all time high of 1.79 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.12 mil in 1960. When compared to Poland's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million in Czechia amounted to 1.31 mil, 8.04 mil in Germany, 34.0 mil in Russia and 5.44 mil in Ukraine in 2021.
Poland has been ranked 91st within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 3.02 | 3.04 | 3.06 | 3.08 | 3.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 358 | 368 | 378 | 388 | 399 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | mil | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 7.79 | 7.84 | 7.89 | 7.94 | 7.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | mil | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 32.6 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | mil | 146 | 148 | 149 | 151 | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | mil | 5.35 | 5.37 | 5.38 | 5.40 | 5.42 |
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