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Lower Silesia population 2026

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Lower Silesia has 2,798,300 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 7,163 fewer than a year earlier (−0.26%). It is 5th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships by population, home to 7.7% of Poland’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 2.8 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Lower Silesia in numbers

Population
2.8 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.26% −7,163 people
Change since 2020
−2.32% from 2.9 million
Share of Poland
7.7% 5th of 16 voivodeships
Population density
140per km² 19,948 km²

That is about as many people as Lithuania (2.8 million).

Population of Lower Silesia by year

Population of Lower Silesia
2.8M
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YearPopulation
20122,876,855
20132,875,180
20142,869,579
20152,868,338
20162,864,624
20172,866,218
20182,865,358
20192,865,072
20202,864,809
20212,833,557
20222,822,229
20232,813,919
20242,805,463
20252,798,300
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,798,300 −7,163
2024 2,805,463 −8,456
2023 2,813,919 −8,310
2022 2,822,229 −11,328
2021 2,833,557 −31,252
2020 2,864,809 −263
2019 2,865,072 −286
2018 2,865,358 −860
2017 2,866,218 +1,594
2016 2,864,624 −3,714
2015 2,868,338 −1,241
2014 2,869,579 −5,601
2013 2,875,180 −1,675
2012 2,876,855 –

Lower Silesia 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 Lower Silesia

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

  1. Wroclaw672,545
  2. Wałbrzych127,431
  3. Legnica106,033
  4. Lubin77,532
  5. Jelenia Góra77,366
  6. Głogów65,400

Air quality in Lower Silesia today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Wrocław

Questions

What is the population of Lower Silesia in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,798,300, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Lower Silesia would have about 2.8 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Lower Silesia’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 7,163 people (−0.26%) in the latest year, and has changed −2.32% since 2020.

How does Lower Silesia rank in Poland?
Lower Silesia is 5th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, with 7.7% of the people. Masovia is the largest, with 5.5 million.

What is the population density of Lower Silesia?
About 140 people per km², on 19,948 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Lower Silesia?
Wroclaw, with about 673 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: Lower Silesia population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/poland/lower-silesia/

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