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Lubusz population 2026

Lubuskie

Lubusz has 943,794 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 3,990 fewer than a year earlier (−0.42%). It is 15th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships by population, home to 2.6% of Poland’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 938 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Lubusz in numbers

Population
944 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.42% −3,990 people
Change since 2020
−5.75% from 1 million
Share of Poland
2.6% 15th of 16 voivodeships
Population density
68per km² 13,988 km²

That is about as many people as Fiji (937 thousand).

Population of Lubusz by year

Population of Lubusz
944k
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YearPopulation
20121,010,421
20131,010,582
20141,008,564
20151,007,442
20161,005,159
20171,004,892
20181,004,127
20191,003,310
20201,001,411
2021965,875
2022958,281
2023952,793
2024947,784
2025943,794
YearPopulationChange
2025 943,794 −3,990
2024 947,784 −5,009
2023 952,793 −5,488
2022 958,281 −7,594
2021 965,875 −35,536
2020 1,001,411 −1,899
2019 1,003,310 −817
2018 1,004,127 −765
2017 1,004,892 −267
2016 1,005,159 −2,283
2015 1,007,442 −1,122
2014 1,008,564 −2,018
2013 1,010,582 +161
2012 1,010,421 –

Lubusz 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 Lubusz

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

  1. Zielona Góra118,433
  2. Gorzów Wielkopolski114,567
  3. Nowa Sól40,354
  4. Żary38,779
  5. Żagań25,731
  6. Świebodzin21,757

Questions

What is the population of Lubusz in 2026?
The latest official figure is 943,794, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Lubusz would have about 938 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Lubusz’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 3,990 people (−0.42%) in the latest year, and has changed −5.75% since 2020.

How does Lubusz rank in Poland?
Lubusz is 15th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, with 2.6% of the people. Masovia is the largest, with 5.5 million.

What is the population density of Lubusz?
About 68 people per km², on 13,988 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Lubusz?
Zielona Góra, with about 118 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: Lubusz population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/poland/lubusz/

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