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Holy Cross population 2026

Świętokrzyskie

Holy Cross has 1,112,681 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 10,472 fewer than a year earlier (−0.93%). It is 13th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships by population, home to 3.0% of Poland’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.1 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Holy Cross in numbers

Population
1.1 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.93% −10,472 people
Change since 2020
−8.70% from 1.2 million
Share of Poland
3.0% 13th of 16 voivodeships
Population density
95per km² 11,672 km²

That is about as many people as Djibouti (1.2 million).

Population of Holy Cross by year

Population of Holy Cross
1.1M
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YearPopulation
20141,253,041
20151,247,951
20161,241,895
20171,237,518
20181,232,016
20191,226,243
20201,218,743
20211,154,493
20221,142,718
20231,133,097
20241,123,153
20251,112,681
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,112,681 −10,472
2024 1,123,153 −9,944
2023 1,133,097 −9,621
2022 1,142,718 −11,775
2021 1,154,493 −64,250
2020 1,218,743 −7,500
2019 1,226,243 −5,773
2018 1,232,016 −5,502
2017 1,237,518 −4,377
2016 1,241,895 −6,056
2015 1,247,951 −5,090
2014 1,253,041 –

Holy Cross among Poland’s voivodeships

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Voivodeships of Poland by population
#
1 Masovia5,484,110+0.07%
2 Silesia4,190,666−0.64%
3 Greater Poland3,433,354−0.15%
4 Lesser Poland3,319,792+0.02%
5 Lower Silesia2,798,300−0.26%
6 Łódź Voivodeship2,312,616−0.63%
7 Pomerania2,297,741+0.03%
8 Subcarpathia1,947,062−0.42%
9 Lublin Voivodeship1,920,632−0.71%
10 Kuyavia-Pomerania1,920,440−0.58%
11 West Pomerania1,571,895−0.50%
12 Warmia-Masuria1,286,015−0.67%
13 Holy Cross1,112,681−0.93%
14 Podlaskie1,073,623−0.50%
15 Lubusz943,794−0.42%
16 Opole884,774−0.63%

Largest cities in Holy Cross

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Kielce192,468
  2. Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski73,989
  3. Starachowice53,739
  4. Skarżysko-Kamienna49,410
  5. Sandomierz25,087
  6. Końskie20,756

Questions

What is the population of Holy Cross in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,112,681, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Holy Cross would have about 1.1 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Holy Cross’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 10,472 people (−0.93%) in the latest year, and has changed −8.70% since 2020.

How does Holy Cross rank in Poland?
Holy Cross is 13th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, with 3.0% of the people. Masovia is the largest, with 5.5 million.

What is the population density of Holy Cross?
About 95 people per km², on 11,672 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Holy Cross?
Kielce, with about 192 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

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: Holy Cross population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/poland/holy-cross/

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