Largest Metropolitan and Urban Areas
- Population numbers by database
| Area | ESPON | Eurostat LUZ | Ministry of Regional Development | United Nations | Demographia.com | Citypopulation.de | Scientific study by T. Markowski | Scientific study by Swianiewicz, Klimska |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katowice (Katowice urban area) | 3,029,000(5,294,000) | 2,710,397 | 3,239,200 | 3,069,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,775,000 | 2,746,000 | 2,733,000 |
| Warsaw | 2,785,000 | 2,660,406 | 2,680,600 | 2,194,000 | 2,030,000 | 2,375,000 | 2,631,900 | 2,504,000 |
| Kraków | 1,236,000 | 1,264,322 | 1,227,200 | 818,000 | 750,000 | Not listed | 1,257,500 | 1,367,000 |
| Łódź | 1,165,000 | 1,163,516 | 1,061,600 | 974,000 | 950,000 | 1,060,000 | 1,178,000 | 1,129,000 |
| Gdańsk | 993,000 | 1,105,203 | 1,220,800 | 854,000 | 775,000 | No data | 1,098,400 | 1,210,000 |
| Poznań | 919,000 | 1,018,511 | 1,227,200 | No data | 600,000 | No data | 1,011,200 | 846,000 |
| Wrocław | 861,000 | 1,031,439 | 1,136,900 | No data | 700,000 | No data | 1,029,800 | 956,000 |
| Szczecin | 721,000 | 878,314 | 724,700 | No data | 500,000 | No data | No data | 755,806 |
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