Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Poland
Poland: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 4.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Poland, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.9% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Poland peaked at 4.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1960.
Poland ranks 120th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.8% | — |
| 1961 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 23% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More climate change data for Poland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,935 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,534 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 550.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,175 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,089 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 86.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Poland?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Poland was 4.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Poland ranks 120th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.