Poland: Lower Silesia Voivodeship
Contents: Dolnośląskie
Voivodeship
2,904,894 Population [2021] – census
2,879,271 Population [2023] – estimate
19,947km² Area
144.3/km² Density [2023]
Contents: Counties and Communes
The population of the counties and communes in Lower Silesia Voivodeship according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 2002-05-20 | Population Census 2011-03-31 | Population Census 2021-03-31 | Population Estimate 2023-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powiat bolesławiecki [Bolesławiec County] | County | 88,100 | 90,470 | 88,435 | 87,642 | → |
| Bolesławiec | Urban Commune | 41,579 | 40,209 | 37,559 | 37,055 | → |
| Bolesławiec (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 11,910 | 13,594 | 15,030 | 15,267 | → |
| Gromadka | Rural Commune | 5,635 | 5,523 | 5,156 | 5,003 | → |
| Nowogrodziec | Urban-Rural Commune | 14,688 | 15,232 | 14,843 | 14,622 | → |
| Osiecznica | Rural Commune | 6,858 | 7,585 | 7,339 | 7,284 | → |
| Warta Bolesławiecka | Rural Commune | 7,430 | 8,327 | 8,508 | 8,411 | → |
| Powiat dzierżoniowski [Dzierżoniów County] | County | 106,961 | 106,019 | 97,721 | 94,740 | → |
| Bielawa | Urban Commune | 32,017 | 31,699 | 28,896 | 28,027 | → |
| Dzierżoniów | Urban Commune | 35,437 | 34,952 | 31,866 | 30,614 | → |
| Dzierżoniów (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 9,463 | 9,396 | 9,228 | 9,152 | → |
| Łagiewniki | Rural Commune | 7,363 | 7,592 | 7,268 | 7,118 | → |
| Niemcza | Urban-Rural Commune | 6,188 | 5,886 | 5,229 | 5,021 | → |
| Pieszyce | Urban-Rural Commune | 9,620 | 9,689 | 9,108 | 8,904 | → |
| Piława Górna | Urban Commune | 6,873 | 6,805 | 6,126 | 5,904 | → |
| Powiat głogowski [Głogów County] | County | 88,098 | 90,313 | 86,668 | 85,043 | → |
| Głogów | Urban Commune | 70,490 | 69,608 | 64,261 | 62,049 | → |
| Głogów (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 5,001 | 6,223 | 6,949 | 7,207 | → |
| Jerzmanowa | Rural Commune | 2,821 | 4,185 | 5,495 | 5,879 | → |
| Kotla | Rural Commune | 4,057 | 4,315 | 4,389 | 4,411 | → |
| Pęcław | Rural Commune | 2,259 | 2,363 | 2,139 | 2,102 | → |
| Żukowice | Rural Commune | 3,470 | 3,619 | 3,435 | 3,395 | → |
| Powiat górowski [Góra County] | County | 36,763 | 36,817 | 33,317 | 32,459 | → |
| Góra | Urban-Rural Commune | 21,004 | 20,963 | 18,966 | 18,458 | → |
| Jemielno | Rural Commune | 3,139 | 3,174 | 2,824 | 2,719 | → |
| Niechlów | Rural Commune | 5,205 | 5,182 | 4,640 | 4,513 | → |
| Wąsosz | Urban-Rural Commune | 7,415 | 7,498 | 6,887 | 6,769 | → |
| Powiat jaworski [Jawor County] | County | 52,819 | 52,734 | 48,503 | 47,213 | → |
| Bolków | Urban-Rural Commune | 11,189 | 11,162 | 9,895 | 9,587 | → |
| Jawor | Urban Commune | 24,762 | 24,340 | 21,494 | 20,503 | → |
| Męcinka | Rural Commune | 4,850 | 4,953 | 5,089 | 5,219 | → |
| Mściwojów | Rural Commune | 4,121 | 4,206 | 4,054 | 3,981 | → |
| Paszowice | Rural Commune | 3,844 | 3,978 | 4,120 | 4,199 | → |
| Wądroże Wielkie | Rural Commune | 4,053 | 4,095 | 3,851 | 3,724 | → |
| Powiat Jelenia Góra | Urban County | 89,339 | 83,860 | 77,305 | 75,124 | → |
| Jelenia Góra | Urban Commune | 89,339 | 83,860 | 77,305 | 75,124 | → |
| Powiat kamiennogórski [Kamienna Góra County] | County | 47,194 | 45,959 | 41,660 | 40,319 | → |
| Kamienna Góra | Urban Commune | 21,984 | 20,734 | 17,998 | 17,110 | → |
| Kamienna Góra (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 8,600 | 8,910 | 8,867 | 8,838 | → |
| Lubawka | Urban-Rural Commune | 11,788 | 11,602 | 10,426 | 10,143 | → |
| Marciszów | Rural Commune | 4,822 | 4,713 | 4,369 | 4,228 | → |
| Powiat karkonoski (Powiat jeleniogórski) [Karkonosze County] | County | 63,931 | 65,134 | 61,745 | 60,438 | → |
| Janowice Wielkie | Rural Commune | 4,083 | 4,276 | 4,122 | 4,045 | → |
| Jeżów Sudecki | Rural Commune | 5,893 | 6,777 | 7,707 | 7,898 | → |
| Karpacz | Urban Commune | 5,306 | 5,026 | 4,457 | 4,208 | → |
| Kowary | Urban Commune | 12,019 | 11,784 | 10,217 | 9,745 | → |
| Mysłakowice | Rural Commune | 9,894 | 10,197 | 9,870 | 9,640 | → |
| Piechowice | Urban Commune | 6,554 | 6,565 | 5,952 | 5,743 | → |
| Podgórzyn | Rural Commune | 7,681 | 8,120 | 8,213 | 8,115 | → |
| Stara Kamienica | Rural Commune | 5,153 | 5,387 | 5,274 | 5,268 | → |
| Szklarska Poręba | Urban Commune | 7,348 | 7,002 | 5,933 | 5,776 | → |
| Powiat kłodzki [Kłodzko County] | County | 170,641 | 167,393 | 151,962 | 146,952 | → |
| Bystrzyca Kłodzka | Urban-Rural Commune | 20,311 | 19,823 | 17,892 | 17,207 | → |
| Duszniki-Zdrój | Urban Commune | 5,252 | 5,029 | 4,240 | 4,001 | → |
| Kłodzko | Urban Commune | 29,173 | 28,750 | 25,717 | 24,810 | → |
| Kłodzko (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 16,950 | 17,228 | 16,774 | 16,480 | → |
| Kudowa-Zdrój | Urban Commune | 10,384 | 10,429 | 9,627 | 9,280 | → |
| Lądek-Zdrój | Urban-Rural Commune | 9,082 | 8,820 | 7,767 | 7,468 | → |
| Lewin Kłodzki | Rural Commune | 1,908 | 1,983 | 1,968 | 1,957 | → |
| Międzylesie | Urban-Rural Commune | 7,819 | 7,594 | 6,925 | 6,756 | → |
| Nowa Ruda | Urban Commune | 25,071 | 23,896 | 21,264 | 20,421 | → |
| Nowa Ruda (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 12,485 | 12,272 | 10,915 | 10,586 | → |
| Polanica-Zdrój | Urban Commune | 7,024 | 6,799 | 6,230 | 5,937 | → |
| Radków | Urban-Rural Commune | 9,633 | 9,460 | 8,647 | 8,413 | → |
| Stronie Śląskie | Urban-Rural Commune | 8,132 | 7,833 | 6,997 | 6,758 | → |
| Szczytna | Urban-Rural Commune | 7,417 | 7,477 | 6,999 | 6,878 | → |
| Powiat Legnica | Urban County | 107,100 | 103,238 | 94,878 | 91,948 | → |
| Legnica | Urban Commune | 107,100 | 103,238 | 94,878 | 91,948 | → |
| Powiat legnicki [Legnica County] | County | 53,061 | 54,627 | 55,005 | 55,032 | → |
| Chojnów | Urban Commune | 14,800 | 14,367 | 12,769 | 12,361 | → |
| Chojnów (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 9,185 | 9,466 | 9,547 | 9,474 | → |
| Krotoszyce | Rural Commune | 3,022 | 3,182 | 3,296 | 3,343 | → |
| Kunice | Rural Commune | 4,730 | 5,903 | 7,344 | 7,736 | → |
| Legnickie Pole | Rural Commune | 4,969 | 5,127 | 5,214 | 5,334 | → |
| Miłkowice | Rural Commune | 6,171 | 6,290 | 7,078 | 7,234 | → |
| Prochowice | Urban-Rural Commune | 7,498 | 7,566 | 7,302 | 7,133 | → |
| Ruja | Rural Commune | 2,686 | 2,726 | 2,455 | 2,417 | → |
| Powiat lubański [Lubań County] | County | 57,848 | 56,860 | 52,768 | 51,410 | → |
| Leśna | Urban-Rural Commune | 10,809 | 10,565 | 9,604 | 9,261 | → |
| Lubań | Urban Commune | 22,852 | 22,301 | 20,096 | 19,545 | → |
| Lubań (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 6,431 | 6,515 | 6,516 | 6,454 | → |
| Olszyna | Urban-Rural Commune | 6,820 | 6,707 | 6,432 | 6,268 | → |
| Platerówka | Rural Commune | 1,733 | 1,665 | 1,557 | 1,515 | → |
| Siekierczyn | Rural Commune | 4,547 | 4,609 | 4,469 | 4,407 | → |
| Świeradów-Zdrój | Urban Commune | 4,656 | 4,498 | 4,094 | 3,960 | → |
| Powiat lubiński [Lubin County] | County | 106,353 | 106,873 | 104,442 | 102,872 | → |
| Lubin | Urban Commune | 78,544 | 75,357 | 70,016 | 67,620 | → |
| Lubin (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 10,172 | 13,448 | 17,430 | 18,467 | → |
| Rudna | Rural Commune | 6,997 | 7,548 | 7,477 | 7,429 | → |
| Ścinawa | Urban-Rural Commune | 10,640 | 10,520 | 9,519 | 9,356 | → |
| Powiat lwówecki [Lwówek Śląski County] | County | 48,863 | 48,019 | 43,904 | 42,817 | → |
| Gryfów Śląski | Urban-Rural Commune | 10,574 | 10,249 | 9,403 | 9,085 | → |
| Lubomierz | Urban-Rural Commune | 5,943 | 6,212 | 5,737 | 5,618 | → |
| Lwówek Śląski | Urban-Rural Commune | 18,404 | 18,097 | 16,555 | 16,087 | → |
| Mirsk | Urban-Rural Commune | 9,188 | 9,008 | 8,218 | 8,127 | → |
| Wleń | Urban-Rural Commune | 4,754 | 4,453 | 3,991 | 3,900 | → |
| Powiat milicki [Milicz County] | County | 36,929 | 37,506 | 36,110 | 35,603 | → |
| Cieszków | Rural Commune | 4,685 | 4,714 | 4,596 | 4,565 | → |
| Krośnice | Rural Commune | 7,924 | 8,227 | 7,978 | 7,980 | → |
| Milicz | Urban-Rural Commune | 24,320 | 24,565 | 23,536 | 23,058 | → |
| Powiat oławski [Oława County] | County | 70,628 | 74,800 | 77,412 | 77,428 | → |
| Domaniów | Rural Commune | 5,255 | 5,372 | 4,998 | 4,914 | → |
| Jelcz-Laskowice | Urban-Rural Commune | 21,242 | 22,828 | 23,671 | 23,712 | → |
| Oława | Urban Commune | 31,154 | 31,847 | 33,268 | 33,166 | → |
| Oława (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 12,977 | 14,753 | 15,475 | 15,636 | → |
| Powiat oleśnicki [Oleśnica County] | County | 102,985 | 105,309 | 106,673 | 106,516 | → |
| Bierutów | Urban-Rural Commune | 10,380 | 10,292 | 9,583 | 9,295 | → |
| Dobroszyce | Rural Commune | 5,843 | 6,336 | 7,058 | 7,265 | → |
| Dziadowa Kłoda | Rural Commune | 4,504 | 4,617 | 4,579 | 4,579 | → |
| Międzybórz | Urban-Rural Commune | 4,923 | 5,125 | 5,087 | 5,014 | → |
| Oleśnica | Urban Commune | 37,276 | 37,118 | 35,856 | 35,132 | → |
| Oleśnica (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 10,966 | 12,342 | 15,309 | 16,208 | → |
| Syców | Urban-Rural Commune | 16,295 | 16,456 | 16,530 | 16,502 | → |
| Twardogóra | Urban-Rural Commune | 12,798 | 13,023 | 12,671 | 12,521 | → |
| Powiat polkowicki [Polkowice County] | County | 61,167 | 62,977 | 61,530 | 61,189 | → |
| Chocianów | Urban-Rural Commune | 13,090 | 13,088 | 12,569 | 12,378 | → |
| Gaworzyce | Rural Commune | 3,810 | 3,930 | 3,824 | 3,765 | → |
| Grębocice | Rural Commune | 5,249 | 5,300 | 5,254 | 5,294 | → |
| Polkowice | Urban-Rural Commune | 25,779 | 27,163 | 27,009 | 26,836 | → |
| Przemków | Urban-Rural Commune | 8,967 | 8,868 | 8,026 | 7,828 | → |
| Radwanice | Rural Commune | 4,272 | 4,628 | 4,848 | 5,088 | → |
| Powiat średzki [Środa Śląska County] | County | 48,509 | 51,596 | 57,644 | 59,078 | → |
| Kostomłoty | Rural Commune | 6,958 | 7,160 | 7,249 | 7,162 | → |
| Malczyce | Rural Commune | 5,970 | 6,100 | 5,765 | 5,707 | → |
| Miękinia | Urban-Rural Commune | 10,964 | 13,338 | 19,818 | 21,613 | → |
| Środa Śląska | Urban-Rural Commune | 18,977 | 19,512 | 19,851 | 19,773 | → |
| Udanin | Rural Commune | 5,640 | 5,486 | 4,961 | 4,823 | → |
| Powiat strzeliński [Strzelin County] | County | 44,666 | 44,720 | 42,420 | 41,782 | → |
| Borów | Rural Commune | 5,239 | 5,270 | 5,098 | 5,013 | → |
| Kondratowice | Rural Commune | 4,707 | 4,594 | 4,076 | 3,983 | → |
| Przeworno | Rural Commune | 5,324 | 5,122 | 4,632 | 4,504 | → |
| Strzelin | Urban-Rural Commune | 21,895 | 22,216 | 21,579 | 21,450 | → |
| Wiązów | Urban-Rural Commune | 7,501 | 7,518 | 7,035 | 6,832 | → |
| Powiat świdnicki [Świdnica County] | County | 161,974 | 162,185 | 153,348 | 150,410 | → |
| Dobromierz | Rural Commune | 5,514 | 5,418 | 5,018 | 4,904 | → |
| Jaworzyna Śląska | Urban-Rural Commune | 10,305 | 10,413 | 10,230 | 10,233 | → |
| Marcinowice | Rural Commune | 6,474 | 6,499 | 6,313 | 6,359 | → |
| Strzegom | Urban-Rural Commune | 27,346 | 27,106 | 24,793 | 24,111 | → |
| Świdnica | Urban Commune | 61,342 | 60,437 | 54,792 | 52,874 | → |
| Świdnica (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 15,081 | 16,374 | 17,704 | 17,997 | → |
| Świebodzice | Urban Commune | 23,540 | 23,292 | 22,219 | 21,805 | → |
| Żarów | Urban-Rural Commune | 12,372 | 12,646 | 12,279 | 12,127 | → |
| Powiat trzebnicki [Trzebnica County] | County | 76,075 | 81,586 | 86,917 | 87,635 | → |
| Oborniki Śląskie | Urban-Rural Commune | 17,401 | 19,190 | 20,865 | 21,088 | → |
| Prusice | Urban-Rural Commune | 9,143 | 9,370 | 9,357 | 9,303 | → |
| Trzebnica | Urban-Rural Commune | 21,524 | 22,969 | 24,890 | 25,135 | → |
| Wisznia Mała | Rural Commune | 7,705 | 9,319 | 11,609 | 12,112 | → |
| Zawonia | Rural Commune | 5,367 | 5,697 | 5,825 | 5,866 | → |
| Żmigród | Urban-Rural Commune | 14,935 | 15,041 | 14,371 | 14,131 | → |
| Powiat Wałbrzych | Urban County | 130,268 | 120,715 | 104,401 | 100,294 | → |
| Wałbrzych | Urban Commune | 130,268 | 120,715 | 104,401 | 100,294 | → |
| Powiat wałbrzyski [Wałbrzych County] | County | 59,841 | 58,997 | 53,929 | 52,656 | → |
| Boguszów-Gorce | Urban Commune | 17,154 | 16,590 | 14,648 | 14,166 | → |
| Czarny Bór | Rural Commune | 4,802 | 4,841 | 4,812 | 4,757 | → |
| Głuszyca | Urban-Rural Commune | 9,450 | 9,176 | 8,288 | 8,065 | → |
| Jedlina-Zdrój | Urban Commune | 5,270 | 5,082 | 4,792 | 4,623 | → |
| Mieroszów | Urban-Rural Commune | 7,565 | 7,377 | 6,369 | 6,202 | → |
| Stare Bogaczowice | Rural Commune | 4,081 | 4,253 | 4,261 | 4,292 | → |
| Szczawno-Zdrój | Urban Commune | 5,762 | 5,926 | 5,362 | 5,240 | → |
| Walim | Rural Commune | 5,757 | 5,752 | 5,397 | 5,311 | → |
| Powiat wołowski [Wołów County] | County | 47,817 | 47,873 | 46,279 | 45,458 | → |
| Brzeg Dolny | Urban-Rural Commune | 16,333 | 16,266 | 16,358 | 16,129 | → |
| Wińsko | Rural Commune | 8,817 | 8,677 | 8,019 | 7,882 | → |
| Wołów | Urban-Rural Commune | 22,667 | 22,930 | 21,902 | 21,447 | → |
| Powiat Wrocław | Urban County | 640,367 | 630,131 | 672,929 | 673,743 | → |
| Wrocław | Urban Commune | 640,367 | 630,131 | 672,929 | 673,743 | → |
| Powiat wrocławski (Święta Katarzyna) [Wrocław County] | County | 95,973 | 119,365 | 175,692 | 187,153 | → |
| Czernica | Rural Commune | 8,257 | 11,820 | 21,174 | 23,974 | → |
| Długołęka | Rural Commune | 18,969 | 24,152 | 41,052 | 43,967 | → |
| Jordanów Śląski | Rural Commune | 2,956 | 3,113 | 3,277 | 3,273 | → |
| Kąty Wrocławskie | Urban-Rural Commune | 16,878 | 21,144 | 28,756 | 30,202 | → |
| Kobierzyce | Rural Commune | 12,276 | 16,912 | 23,819 | 24,977 | → |
| Mietków | Rural Commune | 3,856 | 3,838 | 3,886 | 3,831 | → |
| Siechnice | Urban-Rural Commune | 12,758 | 16,391 | 27,865 | 30,214 | → |
| Sobótka | Urban-Rural Commune | 12,245 | 12,728 | 12,981 | 12,995 | → |
| Żórawina | Rural Commune | 7,778 | 9,267 | 12,882 | 13,720 | → |
| Powiat ząbkowicki [Ząbkowice Śląskie County] | County | 70,607 | 68,993 | 62,314 | 60,562 | → |
| Bardo | Urban-Rural Commune | 5,730 | 5,559 | 5,162 | 4,957 | → |
| Ciepłowody | Rural Commune | 3,262 | 3,136 | 3,023 | 2,840 | → |
| Kamieniec Ząbkowicki | Urban-Rural Commune | 8,841 | 8,610 | 7,687 | 7,411 | → |
| Stoszowice | Rural Commune | 5,694 | 5,547 | 5,253 | 5,135 | → |
| Ząbkowice Śląskie | Urban-Rural Commune | 23,545 | 23,099 | 20,989 | 20,643 | → |
| Ziębice | Urban-Rural Commune | 18,631 | 18,215 | 16,006 | 15,551 | → |
| Złoty Stok | Urban-Rural Commune | 4,904 | 4,827 | 4,194 | 4,025 | → |
| Powiat zgorzelecki [Zgorzelec County] | County | 96,129 | 94,497 | 87,371 | 85,139 | → |
| Bogatynia | Urban-Rural Commune | 25,676 | 25,009 | 22,048 | 21,280 | → |
| Pieńsk | Urban-Rural Commune | 9,411 | 9,361 | 8,899 | 8,705 | → |
| Sulików | Rural Commune | 6,011 | 6,150 | 5,934 | 5,806 | → |
| Węgliniec | Urban-Rural Commune | 8,956 | 8,841 | 7,992 | 7,770 | → |
| Zawidów | Urban Commune | 4,497 | 4,384 | 3,938 | 3,761 | → |
| Zgorzelec | Urban Commune | 33,799 | 32,525 | 29,966 | 28,931 | → |
| Zgorzelec (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 7,779 | 8,227 | 8,594 | 8,886 | → |
| Powiat złotoryjski [Złotoryja County] | County | 46,206 | 45,672 | 41,612 | 40,616 | → |
| Pielgrzymka | Rural Commune | 4,793 | 4,697 | 4,371 | 4,229 | → |
| Świerzawa | Urban-Rural Commune | 7,906 | 7,816 | 7,208 | 6,997 | → |
| Wojcieszów | Urban Commune | 4,026 | 3,913 | 3,486 | 3,431 | → |
| Zagrodno | Rural Commune | 5,772 | 5,590 | 4,954 | 4,823 | → |
| Złotoryja | Urban Commune | 16,699 | 16,539 | 14,656 | 14,168 | → |
| Złotoryja (gm.w.) | Rural Commune | 7,010 | 7,117 | 6,937 | 6,968 | → |
| Dolnośląskie [Lower Silesia] | Voivodeship | 2,907,212 | 2,915,238 | 2,904,894 | 2,879,271 |
Source: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, Warszawa.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (E 2023) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 1,383,490 |
| Females | 1,495,781 |
| Age Groups (E 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 496,191 |
| 18-64 years | 1,778,479 |
| 65+ years | 604,601 |
| Age Distribution (E 2023) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 119,823 |
| 70-79 years | 280,097 |
| 60-69 years | 382,446 |
| 50-59 years | 336,434 |
| 40-49 years | 485,137 |
| 30-39 years | 442,283 |
| 20-29 years | 287,218 |
| 10-19 years | 282,636 |
| 0-9 years | 263,197 |
| Urbanization (E 2023) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 939,767 |
| Urban | 1,939,504 |
| Citizenship (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Poland | 2,890,408 |
| Other Citizenship | 14,453 |
| Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Poland | 2,798,475 |
| Other country | 103,548 |