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Lesser Poland population 2026

Małopolskie

Lesser Poland has 3,319,792 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 807 more than a year earlier (+0.02%). It is 4th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships by population, home to 9.1% of Poland’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 3.3 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Lesser Poland in numbers

Population
3.3 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.02% +807 people
Change since 2020
−1.55% from 3.4 million
Share of Poland
9.1% 4th of 16 voivodeships
Population density
220per km² 15,108 km²

That is about as many people as Uruguay (3.4 million).

Population of Lesser Poland by year

Population of Lesser Poland
3.3M
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YearPopulation
20123,303,061
20133,310,450
20143,316,097
20153,324,579
20163,330,031
20173,339,803
20183,349,498
20193,360,545
20203,371,956
20213,324,543
20223,320,962
20233,319,305
20243,318,985
20253,319,792
YearPopulationChange
2025 3,319,792 +807
2024 3,318,985 −320
2023 3,319,305 −1,657
2022 3,320,962 −3,581
2021 3,324,543 −47,413
2020 3,371,956 +11,411
2019 3,360,545 +11,047
2018 3,349,498 +9,695
2017 3,339,803 +9,772
2016 3,330,031 +5,452
2015 3,324,579 +8,482
2014 3,316,097 +5,647
2013 3,310,450 +7,389
2012 3,303,061 –

Lesser Poland 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 Lesser Poland

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

  1. Krakow816,614
  2. Tarnów117,799
  3. Nowy Sącz84,376
  4. Bieńczyce42,633
  5. Chrzanów39,973
  6. Olkusz37,744

Air quality in Lesser Poland today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Kraków

Questions

What is the population of Lesser Poland in 2026?
The latest official figure is 3,319,792, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Lesser Poland would have about 3.3 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Lesser Poland’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 807 people (+0.02%) in the latest year, and has changed −1.55% since 2020.

How does Lesser Poland rank in Poland?
Lesser Poland is 4th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, with 9.1% of the people. Masovia is the largest, with 5.5 million.

What is the population density of Lesser Poland?
About 220 people per km², on 15,108 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Lesser Poland?
Krakow, with about 817 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: Lesser Poland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/poland/lesser-poland/

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