Poland · voivodeship
Greater Poland population 2026
Wielkopolskie
Greater Poland has 3,433,354 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 5,150 fewer than a year earlier (−0.15%). It is 3rd of Poland’s 16 voivodeships by population, home to 9.4% of Poland’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 3.4 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Greater Poland in numbers
- Population
- 3.4 million 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- −0.15% −5,150 people
- Change since 2020
- −1.33% from 3.5 million
- Share of Poland
- 9.4% 3rd of 16 voivodeships
- Population density
- 115per km² 29,826 km²
That is about as many people as Uruguay (3.4 million).
Population of Greater Poland by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,430,702 |
| 2013 | 3,437,751 |
| 2014 | 3,441,440 |
| 2015 | 3,447,689 |
| 2016 | 3,450,966 |
| 2017 | 3,457,473 |
| 2018 | 3,465,605 |
| 2019 | 3,473,172 |
| 2020 | 3,479,525 |
| 2021 | 3,455,384 |
| 2022 | 3,449,874 |
| 2023 | 3,444,228 |
| 2024 | 3,438,504 |
| 2025 | 3,433,354 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,433,354 | −5,150 | −0.15% |
| 2024 | 3,438,504 | −5,724 | −0.17% |
| 2023 | 3,444,228 | −5,646 | −0.16% |
| 2022 | 3,449,874 | −5,510 | −0.16% |
| 2021 | 3,455,384 | −24,141 | −0.69% |
| 2020 | 3,479,525 | +6,353 | +0.18% |
| 2019 | 3,473,172 | +7,567 | +0.22% |
| 2018 | 3,465,605 | +8,132 | +0.24% |
| 2017 | 3,457,473 | +6,507 | +0.19% |
| 2016 | 3,450,966 | +3,277 | +0.10% |
| 2015 | 3,447,689 | +6,249 | +0.18% |
| 2014 | 3,441,440 | +3,689 | +0.11% |
| 2013 | 3,437,751 | +7,049 | +0.21% |
| 2012 | 3,430,702 | – | – |
Greater Poland among Poland’s voivodeships
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masovia | 5,484,110 | +0.07% | 15.0% | 154 |
| 2 | Silesia | 4,190,666 | −0.64% | 11.5% | 340 |
| 3 | Greater Poland | 3,433,354 | −0.15% | 9.4% | 115 |
| 4 | Lesser Poland | 3,319,792 | +0.02% | 9.1% | 220 |
| 5 | Lower Silesia | 2,798,300 | −0.26% | 7.7% | 140 |
| 6 | Łódź Voivodeship | 2,312,616 | −0.63% | 6.3% | 127 |
| 7 | Pomerania | 2,297,741 | +0.03% | 6.3% | 126 |
| 8 | Subcarpathia | 1,947,062 | −0.42% | 5.3% | 109 |
| 9 | Lublin Voivodeship | 1,920,632 | −0.71% | 5.3% | 77 |
| 10 | Kuyavia-Pomerania | 1,920,440 | −0.58% | 5.3% | 107 |
| 11 | West Pomerania | 1,571,895 | −0.50% | 4.3% | 69 |
| 12 | Warmia-Masuria | 1,286,015 | −0.67% | 3.5% | 53 |
| 13 | Holy Cross | 1,112,681 | −0.93% | 3.0% | 95 |
| 14 | Podlaskie | 1,073,623 | −0.50% | 2.9% | 53 |
| 15 | Lubusz | 943,794 | −0.42% | 2.6% | 68 |
| 16 | Opole | 884,774 | −0.63% | 2.4% | 94 |
Largest cities in Greater Poland
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Poznan536,151
- Kalisz108,759
- Konin81,258
- Piła75,532
- Ostrów Wielkopolski72,898
- Gniezno70,269
Questions
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Source and method
Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Poland, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.
Cite this page: Greater Poland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/poland/greater-poland/
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