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]

-0.69% Annual Population Change [2021 → 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	Persons
Males	2,077,359
Females	2,242,771

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

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	746,878
18-64 years	2,652,420
65+ years	920,832

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

Age Distribution	Males	Females
80+ years	66051	136073
70-79 years	168551	244491
60-69 years	271699	322777
50-59 years	271982	283089
40-49 years	357822	352536
30-39 years	311947	302343
20-29 years	207432	199797
10-19 years	223023	212789
0-9 years	198852	188876

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	Persons
Rural	1,046,011
Urban	3,274,119

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

Citizenship	Persons
Poland	4,395,906
Other Citizenship	6,997

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

Country of Birth	Persons
Poland	4,342,332
Other country	59,266

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