Poland is a country in Central Europe, formally known as the Republic of Poland, on the European continent, with a land area of 312,685 square kilometers and a population of 38.51 million people as of the 2011 census. Poland has a number of cities, some of which are not large enough to be called towns. With a population of 1,720,398 people, Warsaw is the largest city, Krakow is the second largest with 759,000 people. Metropolitan areas in Poland are expanding as a result of business and development competition.
| Rank | City name | Voivodeship of Poland | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | Masovian | 1720398 |
| 2 | Krakow | Lesser Poland | 759137 |
| 3 | Lodz | Lodz | 737098 |
| 4 | Wrocław | Lower Silesian | 631235 |
| 5 | Poznań | Greater Poland | 551627 |
| 6 | Gdansk | Pomeranian | 456967 |
| 7 | Szczecin | West Pomeranian | 405606 |
| 8 | Bydgoszcz | Kuyavian-Pomeranian | 356177 |
| 9 | Lublin | Lublin | 348450 |
| 10 | Katowice | Silesian | 306826 |
| 11 | Białystok | Podlaskie | 295198 |
| 12 | Gdynia | Pomeranian | 247324 |
| 13 | Czestochowa | Silesian | 238042 |
| 14 | Radom | Masovian | 222496 |
| 15 | Sosnowiec | Silesian | 217638 |
| 16 | Toruń | Kuyavian-Pomeranian | 205312 |
| 17 | Kielce | Swietokrzyskie | 203804 |
| 18 | Gliwice | Silesian | 195472 |
| 19 | Zabrze | Silesian | 186913 |
| 20 | Bytom | Silesian | 181617 |
