Hieronder staan de stedelijke gebieden met meer dan 100.000 inwoners in Polen gerangschikt op inwonertal.
Stedelijk gebied (of stedelijke agglomeratie) verwijst naar de bevolking binnen de contouren van een aaneengesloten gebied dat bewoond wordt op stedelijk dichtheidsniveau, doorgaans bestaande uit een stad en de omliggende voorsteden.
| Rang | Stedelijk Gebied | Bevolkingsschatting (2025) | Verandering in 1 jaar (t.o.v. 2024) | Landoppervlak (km²) | Dichtheid (P/Km²) | Wereldwijde rang | Prognoses (2030) | Prognoses (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawa (Warsaw) | 1.882.756 | 0,23% | 401 | 4.695 | 267 | 1.854.235 | 1.783.228 |
| 2 | Katowice | 865.777 | −0,13% | 265 | 3.267 | 603 | 838.085 | 698.668 |
| 3 | Krakow | 699.015 | 0,29% | 173 | 4.041 | 770 | 684.299 | 651.379 |
| 4 | Lodz | 582.659 | 0,06% | 133 | 4.381 | 942 | 570.448 | 530.367 |
| 5 | Wrocław | 508.528 | 0,24% | 114 | 4.461 | 1.089 | 499.229 | 476.556 |
| 6 | Poznan | 494.839 | 0,17% | 147 | 3.366 | 1.121 | 487.177 | 452.857 |
| 7 | Gdansk | 384.985 | 0,23% | 106 | 3.632 | 1.478 | 380.194 | 366.894 |
| 8 | Sosnowiec | 318.955 | −0,13% | 94 | 3.393 | 1.804 | 309.265 | 254.951 |
| 9 | Szczecin | 300.314 | 0,18% | 67 | 4.482 | 1.911 | 296.077 | 283.310 |
| 10 | Lublin | 300.013 | 0,2% | 70 | 4.286 | 1.914 | 295.817 | 284.255 |
| 11 | Białystok | 288.641 | 0,3% | 63 | 4.582 | 2.016 | 284.545 | 272.132 |
| 12 | Bydgoszcz | 266.908 | 0,21% | 55 | 4.853 | 2.186 | 263.260 | 252.822 |
| 13 | Gdynia | 209.918 | 0,3% | 57 | 3.683 | 2.831 | 207.220 | 199.453 |
| 14 | Rzeszów | 187.574 | 0,19% | 45 | 4.168 | 3.218 | 184.861 | 177.720 |
| 15 | Radom | 174.122 | 0,2% | 46 | 3.785 | 3.480 | 171.658 | 160.906 |
| 16 | Toruń | 166.921 | 0,04% | 43 | 3.882 | 3.626 | 163.279 | 153.124 |
| 17 | Kielce | 165.834 | 0,2% | 43 | 3.857 | 3.655 | 163.527 | 156.919 |
| 18 | Częstochowa | 164.337 | 0,05% | 47 | 3.497 | 3.685 | 160.821 | 149.589 |
| 19 | Olsztyn | 145.771 | 0,21% | 30 | 4.859 | 4.180 | 143.817 | 138.428 |
| 20 | Zielona Góra | 133.925 | 0,58% | 25 | 5.357 | 4.548 | 131.890 | 122.820 |
| 21 | Bielsko-Biała | 133.022 | −0,17% | 43 | 3.094 | 4.588 | 128.736 | 108.550 |
| 22 | Elbląg | 107.088 | 0,22% | 21 | 5.099 | 5.772 | 105.721 | 101.850 |
| 23 | Tychy | 100.761 | −0,14% | 25 | 4.030 | 6.132 | 97.633 | 87.104 |
| 24 | Gliwice | 95.730 | −0,15% | 24 | 3.989 | 6.450 | 92.742 | 78.728 |
| 25 | Gorzów Wielkopolski | 94.196 | 0,18% | 24 | 3.925 | 6.569 | 92.773 | 88.266 |
| 26 | Koszalin | 93.416 | 0,22% | 25 | 3.737 | 6.626 | 92.215 | 88.798 |
| 27 | Opole | 90.669 | −0,15% | 30 | 3.022 | 6.834 | 74.298 | 56.827 |
| 28 | Słupsk | 83.293 | 0,21% | 19 | 4.384 | 7.470 | 82.187 | 79.032 |
| 29 | Kalisz | 82.099 | 0,16% | 26 | 3.158 | 7.593 | 80.780 | 71.405 |
| 30 | Legnica | 76.676 | 0,16% | 20 | 3.834 | 8.137 | 75.468 | 70.638 |
| 31 | Grudziądz | 73.692 | 0,21% | 20 | 3.685 | 8.453 | 72.692 | 63.639 |
| 32 | Siedlce | 72.316 | 0,19% | 21 | 3.444 | 8.596 | 71.270 | 68.527 |
| 33 | Włocławek | 72.215 | 0,03% | 16 | 4.513 | 8.612 | 70.602 | 64.774 |
| 34 | Tarnów | 70.695 | 0,18% | 20 | 3.535 | 8.780 | 69.652 | 66.953 |
| 35 | Nowy Sącz | 67.282 | 0,18% | 21 | 3.204 | 9.211 | 66.272 | 63.512 |
| 36 | Lubin | 67.140 | 0,17% | 14 | 4.796 | 9.230 | 66.102 | 62.971 |
| 37 | Płock | 67.138 | 0,02% | 19 | 3.534 | 9.231 | 65.610 | 61.511 |
| 38 | Suwałki | 65.194 | 0,21% | 20 | 3.260 | 9.504 | 64.315 | 60.207 |
| 39 | Inowrocław | 64.117 | 0,03% | 16 | 4.007 | 9.653 | 62.693 | 57.401 |
| 40 | Legionowo | 62.109 | 0,18% | 16 | 3.882 | 9.998 | 61.174 | 58.847 |
| 41 | Łomża | 62.058 | 0,67% | 14 | 4.433 | 10.008 | 59.654 | 57.205 |
| 42 | Pila | 60.401 | 0,22% | 18 | 3.356 | 10.257 | 59.612 | 57.316 |
| 43 | Pabianice | 60.303 | 0,05% | 17 | 3.547 | 10.271 | 59.001 | 51.726 |
| 44 | Ostrów Wielkopolski | 59.440 | 0,14% | 19 | 3.128 | 10.403 | 58.445 | 55.831 |
| 45 | Stargard | 58.692 | 0,16% | 14 | 4.192 | 10.527 | 57.765 | 55.188 |
| 46 | Rybnik | 58.130 | −0,17% | 20 | 2.907 | 10.617 | 56.241 | – |
| 47 | Zamość | 57.576 | 0,18% | 15 | 3.838 | 10.706 | 56.710 | 54.311 |
| 48 | Tczew | 55.947 | 0,22% | 14 | 3.996 | 11.011 | 55.230 | 53.161 |
| 49 | Gniezno | 55.100 | 0,15% | 16 | 3.444 | 11.173 | 54.201 | 50.392 |
| 50 | Leszno | 54.448 | 0,15% | 17 | 3.203 | 11.307 | 53.550 | 50.837 |
| 51 | Stalowa Wola | 53.879 | 0,19% | 16 | 3.367 | 11.433 | 53.091 | – |
| 52 | Elk | 53.844 | 0,2% | 12 | 4.487 | 11.439 | 53.084 | 50.768 |
| 53 | Jastrzębie-Zdrój | 53.229 | −0,72% | 17 | 3.131 | 11.561 | 50.087 | – |
| 54 | Wołomin | 53.038 | 0,17% | 17 | 3.120 | 11.599 | 52.232 | – |
| 55 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 52.153 | 0,04% | 15 | 3.477 | 11.790 | 51.002 | – |
| 56 | Wejherowo | 51.830 | 0,22% | 11 | 4.712 | 11.850 | 51.150 | – |
| 57 | Przemyśl | 51.468 | 0,18% | 10 | 5.147 | 11.910 | 50.691 | – |
| 58 | Chełm | 51.377 | 0,18% | 16 | 3.211 | 11.926 | 50.618 | – |
| 59 | Bełchatów | 51.141 | 0,04% | 15 | 3.409 | 11.971 | – | – |
| 60 | Piotrków Trybunalski | 50.606 | 0,03% | 13 | 3.893 | 12.048 | – | – |
Bron: Verenigde Naties, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.