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Subcarpathia population 2026

Podkarpackie

Subcarpathia has 1,947,062 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 8,306 fewer than a year earlier (−0.42%). It is 8th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships by population, home to 5.3% of Poland’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.9 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Subcarpathia in numbers

Population
1.9 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.42% −8,306 people
Change since 2020
−6.59% from 2.1 million
Share of Poland
5.3% 8th of 16 voivodeships
Population density
109per km² 17,844 km²

That is about as many people as Equatorial Guinea (2 million).

Population of Subcarpathia by year

Population of Subcarpathia
1.9M
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YearPopulation
20142,083,546
20152,084,264
20162,083,496
20172,084,722
20182,085,877
20192,086,135
20202,084,447
20211,979,297
20221,968,616
20231,962,332
20241,955,368
20251,947,062
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,947,062 −8,306
2024 1,955,368 −6,964
2023 1,962,332 −6,284
2022 1,968,616 −10,681
2021 1,979,297 −105,150
2020 2,084,447 −1,688
2019 2,086,135 +258
2018 2,085,877 +1,155
2017 2,084,722 +1,226
2016 2,083,496 −768
2015 2,084,264 +718
2014 2,083,546 –

Subcarpathia 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 Subcarpathia

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

  1. Rzeszów198,317
  2. Przemyśl67,013
  3. Stalowa Wola66,495
  4. Mielec59,509
  5. Tarnobrzeg50,459
  6. Krosno47,784

Questions

What is the population of Subcarpathia in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,947,062, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Subcarpathia would have about 1.9 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Subcarpathia’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 8,306 people (−0.42%) in the latest year, and has changed −6.59% since 2020.

How does Subcarpathia rank in Poland?
Subcarpathia is 8th of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, with 5.3% of the people. Masovia is the largest, with 5.5 million.

What is the population density of Subcarpathia?
About 109 people per km², on 17,844 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Subcarpathia?
Rzeszów, with about 198 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: Subcarpathia population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/poland/subcarpathia/

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