Poland: Silesia Voivodeship

Contents: Śląskie

Voivodeship

4,402,950 Population [2021] – census

4,320,130 Population [2023] – estimate

12,333km² Area

350.3/km² Density [2023]

Contents: Counties and Communes

The population of the counties and communes in Silesia Voivodeship according to census results and latest official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, citizenship, country of birth).

Name	Status	Population Census 2002-05-20	Population Census 2011-03-31	Population Census 2021-03-31	Population Estimate 2023-12-31
Powiat będziński [Będzin County]	County	152,232	152,134	147,259	144,685	→
Będzin	Urban Commune	59,210	59,069	55,695	53,848	→
Bobrowniki	Rural Commune	11,291	11,648	12,419	12,563	→
Czeladź	Urban Commune	34,957	33,745	30,681	29,876	→
Mierzęcice	Rural Commune	7,342	7,538	7,849	7,985	→
Psary	Rural Commune	11,005	11,583	12,388	12,327	→
Siewierz	Urban-Rural Commune	12,142	12,230	12,681	12,767	→
Sławków	Urban Commune	6,665	7,088	6,942	6,842	→
Wojkowice	Urban Commune	9,620	9,233	8,604	8,477	→
Powiat bielski [Bielsko County]	County	146,912	157,327	165,593	165,824	→
Bestwina	Rural Commune	10,145	10,844	12,067	12,203	→
Buczkowice	Rural Commune	10,345	10,908	11,220	11,171	→
Czechowice-Dziedzice	Urban-Rural Commune	43,221	44,252	44,831	44,414	→
Jasienica	Rural Commune	19,449	22,127	24,865	25,237	→
Jaworze	Rural Commune	6,178	6,786	7,325	7,415	→
Kozy	Rural Commune	11,068	12,271	13,098	13,169	→
Porąbka	Rural Commune	14,436	15,295	15,417	15,441	→
Szczyrk	Urban Commune	5,701	5,801	5,496	5,283	→
Wilamowice	Urban-Rural Commune	14,539	16,096	17,891	18,222	→
Wilkowice	Rural Commune	11,830	12,947	13,383	13,269	→
Powiat Bielsko-Biała	Urban County	178,028	174,534	169,089	165,766	→
Bielsko-Biała	Urban Commune	178,028	174,534	169,089	165,766	→
Powiat bieruńsko-lędziński [Bieruń-Lędziny County]	County	55,517	57,695	59,438	59,443	→
Bieruń	Urban Commune	20,094	19,876	19,100	18,835	→
Bojszowy	Rural Commune	6,318	7,048	8,207	8,576	→
Chełm Śląski	Rural Commune	5,542	6,023	6,288	6,301	→
Imielin	Urban Commune	7,721	8,322	9,313	9,398	→
Lędziny	Urban Commune	15,842	16,426	16,530	16,333	→
Powiat Bytom	Urban County	193,546	176,902	153,274	147,759	→
Bytom	Urban Commune	193,546	176,902	153,274	147,759	→
Powiat Chorzów	Urban County	117,430	111,692	104,193	100,593	→
Chorzów	Urban Commune	117,430	111,692	104,193	100,593	→
Powiat cieszyński [Cieszyn County]	County	169,109	176,062	176,743	174,794	→
Brenna	Rural Commune	9,751	10,801	11,692	11,761	→
Chybie	Rural Commune	8,863	9,398	9,646	9,619	→
Cieszyn	Urban Commune	36,640	36,248	33,958	32,947	→
Dębowiec	Rural Commune	5,318	5,609	5,778	5,782	→
Goleszów	Rural Commune	11,871	12,669	13,139	13,130	→
Hażlach	Rural Commune	9,476	10,386	10,803	10,741	→
Istebna	Rural Commune	11,150	11,759	12,150	12,204	→
Skoczów	Urban-Rural Commune	25,381	26,453	26,390	26,187	→
Strumień	Urban-Rural Commune	11,699	12,486	13,265	13,233	→
Ustroń	Urban Commune	15,322	15,956	16,118	15,853	→
Wisła	Urban Commune	11,430	11,335	10,887	10,637	→
Zebrzydowice	Rural Commune	12,208	12,962	12,917	12,700	→
Powiat Częstochowa	Urban County	251,436	236,796	213,107	205,969	→
Częstochowa	Urban Commune	251,436	236,796	213,107	205,969	→
Powiat częstochowski [Częstochowa County]	County	133,749	136,084	133,175	131,569	→
Blachownia	Urban-Rural Commune	13,331	13,332	12,724	12,433	→
Dąbrowa Zielona	Rural Commune	4,250	4,056	3,731	3,626	→
Janów	Rural Commune	6,095	5,975	5,898	5,845	→
Kamienica Polska	Rural Commune	5,512	5,577	5,455	5,373	→
Kłomnice	Rural Commune	13,888	13,810	13,133	12,886	→
Koniecpol	Urban-Rural Commune	10,689	10,173	8,960	8,651	→
Konopiska	Rural Commune	10,335	10,610	10,737	10,822	→
Kruszyna	Rural Commune	4,886	4,928	4,711	4,659	→
Lelów	Rural Commune	5,386	5,071	4,669	4,517	→
Mstów	Rural Commune	10,043	10,568	10,829	10,846	→
Mykanów	Rural Commune	13,535	14,557	15,401	15,345	→
Olsztyn	Urban-Rural Commune	6,998	7,869	8,179	8,253	→
Poczesna	Rural Commune	12,304	12,782	12,598	12,414	→
Przyrów	Rural Commune	4,226	3,972	3,628	3,539	→
Rędziny	Rural Commune	9,536	10,013	9,665	9,465	→
Starcza	Rural Commune	2,735	2,791	2,857	2,895	→
Powiat Dąbrowa Górnicza	Urban County	132,236	125,905	116,930	113,460	→
Dąbrowa Górnicza	Urban Commune	132,236	125,905	116,930	113,460	→
Powiat Gliwice	Urban County	203,814	187,474	174,016	169,915	→
Gliwice	Urban Commune	203,814	187,474	174,016	169,915	→
Powiat gliwicki [Gliwice County]	County	117,486	115,030	113,703	113,180	→
Gierałtowice	Rural Commune	10,734	11,074	12,462	12,671	→
Knurów	Urban Commune	40,584	39,595	36,498	35,619	→
Pilchowice	Rural Commune	10,195	11,003	12,370	12,715	→
Pyskowice	Urban Commune	19,574	18,770	17,394	17,236	→
Rudziniec	Rural Commune	10,901	10,581	10,891	10,828	→
Sośnicowice	Urban-Rural Commune	8,204	8,533	8,910	9,063	→
Toszek	Urban-Rural Commune	11,026	9,541	9,315	9,242	→
Wielowieś	Rural Commune	6,268	5,933	5,863	5,806	→
Powiat Jastrzębie-Zdrój	Urban County	97,116	92,465	85,050	82,301	→
Jastrzębie-Zdrój	Urban Commune	97,116	92,465	85,050	82,301	→
Powiat Jaworzno	Urban County	96,826	94,732	88,998	86,812	→
Jaworzno	Urban Commune	96,826	94,732	88,998	86,812	→
Powiat Katowice	Urban County	327,222	310,764	285,711	279,190	→
Katowice	Urban Commune	327,222	310,764	285,711	279,190	→
Powiat kłobucki [Kłobuck County]	County	84,915	85,714	83,211	81,964	→
Kłobuck	Urban-Rural Commune	20,488	20,681	19,954	19,652	→
Krzepice	Urban-Rural Commune	9,528	9,397	8,734	8,510	→
Lipie	Rural Commune	6,564	6,474	6,067	5,965	→
Miedźno	Rural Commune	7,516	7,593	7,472	7,433	→
Opatów	Rural Commune	6,827	6,887	6,684	6,613	→
Panki	Rural Commune	4,950	5,112	4,902	4,822	→
Popów	Rural Commune	6,007	6,060	5,784	5,711	→
Przystajń	Rural Commune	6,058	6,002	5,766	5,703	→
Wręczyca Wielka	Rural Commune	16,977	17,508	17,848	17,555	→
Powiat lubliniecki [Lubliniec County]	County	77,186	77,215	75,715	74,887	→
Boronów	Rural Commune	3,260	3,334	3,333	3,322	→
Ciasna	Rural Commune	8,092	7,821	7,342	7,208	→
Herby	Rural Commune	6,977	6,973	6,538	6,391	→
Kochanowice	Rural Commune	6,688	6,752	6,909	6,929	→
Koszęcin	Rural Commune	11,455	11,745	11,967	11,850	→
Lubliniec	Urban Commune	24,601	24,394	23,660	23,347	→
Pawonków	Rural Commune	6,503	6,544	6,511	6,475	→
Woźniki	Urban-Rural Commune	9,610	9,652	9,455	9,365	→
Powiat mikołowski [Mikołów County]	County	90,360	94,205	99,429	100,002	→
Łaziska Górne	Urban Commune	22,070	22,279	21,592	21,116	→
Mikołów	Urban Commune	38,096	39,505	41,266	41,618	→
Ornontowice	Rural Commune	5,478	5,733	6,178	6,205	→
Orzesze	Urban Commune	18,667	19,539	21,631	21,986	→
Wyry	Rural Commune	6,049	7,149	8,762	9,077	→
Powiat Mysłowice	Urban County	75,712	75,446	72,553	71,280	→
Mysłowice	Urban Commune	75,712	75,446	72,553	71,280	→
Powiat myszkowski [Myszków County]	County	72,345	72,084	69,124	67,573	→
Koziegłowy	Urban-Rural Commune	14,566	14,353	14,255	14,111	→
Myszków	Urban Commune	33,235	32,817	30,415	29,379	→
Niegowa	Rural Commune	5,928	5,747	5,430	5,370	→
Poraj	Rural Commune	10,500	10,866	10,772	10,583	→
Żarki	Urban-Rural Commune	8,116	8,301	8,252	8,130	→
Powiat Piekary Śląskie	Urban County	60,909	57,917	53,017	51,707	→
Piekary Śląskie	Urban Commune	60,909	57,917	53,017	51,707	→
Powiat pszczyński [Pszczyna County]	County	103,377	107,815	111,003	110,777	→
Goczałkowice-Zdrój	Rural Commune	6,066	6,566	6,621	6,623	→
Kobiór	Rural Commune	4,515	4,884	5,088	5,103	→
Miedźna	Rural Commune	15,563	16,053	16,154	16,071	→
Pawłowice	Rural Commune	17,615	17,918	17,758	17,555	→
Pszczyna	Urban-Rural Commune	49,258	50,875	52,844	52,703	→
Suszec	Rural Commune	10,360	11,519	12,538	12,722	→
Powiat raciborski [Racibórz County]	County	114,418	110,099	101,615	99,332	→
Kornowac	Rural Commune	4,667	4,940	5,164	5,144	→
Krzanowice	Urban-Rural Commune	6,264	5,944	5,393	5,270	→
Krzyżanowice	Rural Commune	11,522	11,433	10,835	10,698	→
Kuźnia Raciborska	Urban-Rural Commune	12,456	12,081	10,812	10,581	→
Nędza	Rural Commune	7,361	7,231	6,739	6,641	→
Pietrowice Wielkie	Rural Commune	7,283	7,022	6,531	6,544	→
Racibórz	Urban Commune	59,495	56,289	51,257	49,650	→
Rudnik	Rural Commune	5,370	5,159	4,884	4,804	→
Powiat Ruda Śląska	Urban County	150,595	142,510	133,793	130,302	→
Ruda Śląska	Urban Commune	150,595	142,510	133,793	130,302	→
Powiat rybnicki [Rybnik County]	County	72,926	76,094	76,913	76,666	→
Czerwionka-Leszczyny	Urban-Rural Commune	41,102	41,929	40,734	40,145	→
Gaszowice	Rural Commune	8,512	9,104	9,796	9,920	→
Jejkowice	Rural Commune	3,486	3,936	4,153	4,180	→
Lyski	Rural Commune	8,809	9,456	9,708	9,780	→
Świerklany	Rural Commune	11,017	11,669	12,522	12,641	→
Powiat Rybnik	Urban County	142,731	140,924	133,772	130,887	→
Rybnik	Urban Commune	142,731	140,924	133,772	130,887	→
Powiat Siemianowice Śląskie	Urban County	74,269	70,170	64,676	63,401	→
Siemianowice Śląskie	Urban Commune	74,269	70,170	64,676	63,401	→
Powiat Sosnowiec	Urban County	232,622	216,420	193,660	187,115	→
Sosnowiec	Urban Commune	232,622	216,420	193,660	187,115	→
Powiat Świętochłowice	Urban County	56,410	53,150	46,494	45,434	→
Świętochłowice	Urban Commune	56,410	53,150	46,494	45,434	→
Powiat tarnogórski [Tarnowskie Góry County]	County	139,676	138,259	139,061	139,160	→
Kalety	Urban Commune	8,760	8,676	8,252	8,170	→
Krupski Młyn	Rural Commune	3,527	3,369	3,081	3,002	→
Miasteczko Śląskie	Urban Commune	7,439	7,524	7,103	6,961	→
Ożarowice	Rural Commune	5,283	5,532	5,853	5,956	→
Radzionków	Urban Commune	17,486	17,203	16,253	16,034	→
Świerklaniec	Rural Commune	10,668	11,408	12,799	13,174	→
Tarnowskie Góry	Urban Commune	62,393	60,847	61,288	61,321	→
Tworóg	Rural Commune	8,254	8,046	8,232	8,206	→
Zbrosławice	Rural Commune	15,866	15,654	16,200	16,336	→
Powiat Tychy	Urban County	132,816	129,378	124,882	122,045	→
Tychy	Urban Commune	132,816	129,378	124,882	122,045	→
Powiat wodzisławski [Wodzisław County]	County	155,315	158,193	152,619	150,269	→
Godów	Rural Commune	12,349	13,073	13,715	13,712	→
Gorzyce	Rural Commune	19,222	20,428	21,072	21,138	→
Lubomia	Rural Commune	7,994	8,086	7,690	7,640	→
Marklowice	Rural Commune	5,049	5,365	5,366	5,337	→
Mszana	Rural Commune	6,930	7,302	7,577	7,605	→
Pszów	Urban Commune	14,185	14,418	13,295	13,007	→
Radlin	Urban Commune	17,755	18,105	17,206	16,829	→
Rydułtowy	Urban Commune	22,047	22,070	20,749	20,168	→
Wodzisław Śląski	Urban Commune	49,784	49,346	45,949	44,833	→
Powiat Zabrze	Urban County	195,293	181,128	158,307	153,838	→
Zabrze	Urban Commune	195,293	181,128	158,307	153,838	→
Powiat zawierciański [Zawiercie County]	County	126,091	123,021	114,665	111,628	→
Irządze	Rural Commune	2,987	2,811	2,542	2,513	→
Kroczyce	Rural Commune	6,128	6,315	6,138	6,040	→
Łazy	Urban-Rural Commune	16,111	16,207	15,737	15,534	→
Ogrodzieniec	Urban-Rural Commune	9,598	9,453	9,045	8,871	→
Pilica	Urban-Rural Commune	9,392	8,992	8,246	8,039	→
Poręba	Urban Commune	8,888	8,861	8,288	8,104	→
Szczekociny	Urban-Rural Commune	8,671	8,192	7,264	6,874	→
Włodowice	Urban-Rural Commune	5,254	5,271	5,210	5,127	→
Żarnowiec	Rural Commune	5,025	4,828	4,506	4,420	→
Zawiercie	Urban Commune	54,037	52,091	47,689	46,106	→
Powiat Żory	Urban County	63,461	62,094	61,823	61,774	→
Żory	Urban Commune	63,461	62,094	61,823	61,774	→
Powiat żywiecki [Żywiec County]	County	148,788	152,932	150,339	148,829	→
Czernichów	Rural Commune	6,428	6,695	6,542	6,359	→
Gilowice	Rural Commune	5,535	5,977	6,266	6,249	→
Jeleśnia	Rural Commune	13,490	13,587	12,867	12,586	→
Koszarawa	Rural Commune	2,540	2,468	2,252	2,208	→
Łękawica	Rural Commune	4,317	4,426	4,498	4,528	→
Lipowa	Rural Commune	9,465	10,163	10,771	10,950	→
Łodygowice	Rural Commune	13,114	13,665	14,948	15,259	→
Milówka	Rural Commune	9,820	10,108	9,930	9,805	→
Radziechowy-Wieprz	Rural Commune	12,346	12,886	12,909	12,872	→
Rajcza	Rural Commune	9,131	9,232	8,552	8,301	→
Ślemień	Rural Commune	3,403	3,463	3,534	3,507	→
Świnna	Rural Commune	7,835	8,039	7,962	7,877	→
Ujsoły	Rural Commune	4,750	4,733	4,294	4,169	→
Węgierska Górka	Rural Commune	14,566	15,042	14,680	14,427	→
Żywiec	Urban Commune	32,048	32,448	30,334	29,732	→
Śląskie [Silesia]	Voivodeship	4,742,874	4,630,364	4,402,950	4,320,130

Source: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, Warszawa.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males	2,077,359
Females	2,242,771

Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years	746,878
18-64 years	2,652,420
65+ years	920,832

Age Distribution (E 2023)
80+ years	202,124
70-79 years	413,042
60-69 years	594,476
50-59 years	555,071
40-49 years	710,358
30-39 years	614,290
20-29 years	407,229
10-19 years	435,812
0-9 years	387,728

Urbanization (E 2023)
Rural	1,046,011
Urban	3,274,119

Citizenship (C 2021)
Poland	4,395,906
Other Citizenship	6,997

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Poland	4,342,332
Other country	59,266