Poland: Lesser Poland Voivodeship

flag Contents: Małopolskie

Voivodeship

3,432,295 Population [2021] – census

3,429,342 Population [2025] – estimate

15,183km² Area

225.9/km² Density [2025]

Contents: Counties and Communes

The population of the counties and communes in Lesser Poland 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 2025-12-31
Powiat bocheński [Bochnia County]	County	97,699	103,357	106,802	106,926	→
Bochnia	Urban Commune	29,388	30,187	28,946	28,187	→
Bochnia (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	16,655	18,803	20,517	20,945	→
Drwinia	Rural Commune	6,287	6,463	6,485	6,240	→
Łapanów	Rural Commune	7,284	7,720	8,478	8,693	→
Lipnica Murowana	Rural Commune	5,429	5,552	5,548	5,489	→
Nowy Wiśnicz	Urban-Rural Commune	12,485	13,293	14,322	14,522	→
Rzezawa	Rural Commune	10,317	10,956	11,365	11,600	→
Trzciana	Rural Commune	5,000	5,214	5,628	5,711	→
Żegocina	Rural Commune	4,854	5,169	5,513	5,539	→
Powiat brzeski [Brzesko County]	County	89,193	92,225	92,223	90,942	→
Borzęcin	Rural Commune	8,323	8,406	8,155	8,057	→
Brzesko	Urban-Rural Commune	35,249	36,297	35,706	35,120	→
Czchów	Urban-Rural Commune	8,978	9,568	9,856	9,588	→
Dębno	Rural Commune	13,667	14,318	14,479	14,458	→
Gnojnik	Rural Commune	7,110	7,667	8,151	8,075	→
Iwkowa	Rural Commune	5,927	6,200	6,559	6,661	→
Szczurowa	Rural Commune	9,939	9,769	9,317	8,983	→
Powiat chrzanowski [Chrzanów County]	County	129,066	127,948	121,485	116,781	→
Alwernia	Urban-Rural Commune	12,473	12,725	12,484	12,160	→
Babice	Rural Commune	8,596	8,958	9,067	8,961	→
Chrzanów	Urban-Rural Commune	50,834	48,967	45,226	43,122	→
Libiąż	Urban-Rural Commune	22,937	22,816	21,648	20,715	→
Trzebinia	Urban-Rural Commune	34,226	34,482	33,060	31,823	→
Powiat dąbrowski [Dąbrowa County]	County	58,358	59,495	58,234	56,975	→
Bolesław	Rural Commune	2,950	2,840	2,704	2,614	→
Dąbrowa Tarnowska	Urban-Rural Commune	19,786	21,003	20,973	20,817	→
Gręboszów	Rural Commune	3,665	3,502	3,271	3,112	→
Mędrzechów	Rural Commune	3,664	3,562	3,374	3,199	→
Olesno	Rural Commune	7,677	7,853	7,712	7,595	→
Radgoszcz	Rural Commune	7,153	7,356	7,460	7,366	→
Szczucin	Urban-Rural Commune	13,463	13,379	12,740	12,272	→
Powiat gorlicki [Gorlice County]	County	106,185	109,155	106,818	103,725	→
Biecz	Urban-Rural Commune	16,928	17,089	16,464	15,827	→
Bobowa	Urban-Rural Commune	9,063	9,497	9,576	9,499	→
Gorlice	Urban Commune	29,005	28,819	26,405	24,825	→
Gorlice (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	15,790	16,917	17,042	16,829	→
Lipinki	Rural Commune	6,793	6,814	6,760	6,617	→
Łużna	Rural Commune	8,052	8,365	8,397	8,233	→
Moszczenica	Rural Commune	4,717	4,856	4,916	4,893	→
Ropa	Rural Commune	4,931	5,288	5,530	5,502	→
Sękowa	Rural Commune	4,674	4,891	4,881	4,858	→
Uście Gorlickie	Rural Commune	6,232	6,619	6,847	6,642	→
Powiat Kraków [Krakow]	Urban County	758,544	757,611	800,653	816,614	→
Kraków	Urban Commune	758,544	757,611	800,653	816,614	→
Powiat krakowski [Kraków County]	County	238,257	259,706	296,570	304,885	→
Czernichów	Rural Commune	12,701	13,630	15,139	15,507	→
Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce	Rural Commune	7,694	7,759	7,910	7,809	→
Iwanowice	Rural Commune	8,016	8,552	9,735	9,859	→
Jerzmanowice-Przeginia	Rural Commune	10,349	10,630	11,195	11,094	→
Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca	Rural Commune	12,732	14,124	17,566	18,779	→
Krzeszowice	Urban-Rural Commune	31,327	32,305	32,142	31,661	→
Liszki	Rural Commune	14,886	16,179	18,117	18,832	→
Michałowice	Rural Commune	7,178	9,227	12,738	13,692	→
Mogilany	Rural Commune	10,259	12,497	15,859	16,594	→
Skała	Urban-Rural Commune	9,491	10,052	10,910	10,860	→
Skawina	Urban-Rural Commune	41,099	42,679	44,022	43,944	→
Słomniki	Urban-Rural Commune	13,568	13,789	13,851	13,620	→
Sułoszowa	Rural Commune	5,893	5,828	5,784	5,584	→
Świątniki Górne	Urban-Rural Commune	8,476	9,291	10,945	11,165	→
Wielka Wieś	Rural Commune	8,803	10,363	15,375	17,589	→
Zabierzów	Rural Commune	21,452	24,220	28,912	30,041	→
Zielonki	Rural Commune	14,333	18,581	26,370	28,255	→
Powiat limanowski [Limanowa County]	County	118,818	126,816	131,227	131,480	→
Dobra	Rural Commune	9,339	9,672	10,035	10,123	→
Jodłownik	Rural Commune	7,983	8,264	8,711	8,777	→
Kamienica	Rural Commune	...	5,673	5,950	5,948	→
Laskowa	Rural Commune	7,241	7,810	8,114	8,115	→
Limanowa	Urban Commune	14,391	15,146	14,635	14,224	→
Limanowa (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	22,309	24,016	25,745	26,193	→
Łukowica	Rural Commune	9,002	9,639	10,090	10,236	→
Mszana Dolna	Urban Commune	7,326	7,792	7,854	7,808	→
Mszana Dolna (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	15,957	17,054	17,653	17,608	→
Niedźwiedź	Rural Commune	6,550	7,125	7,318	7,298	→
Słopnice	Rural Commune	5,665	6,264	6,823	7,054	→
Szczawa (← Kamienica)	Rural Commune	...	1,974	1,863	1,799	→
Tymbark	Rural Commune	5,969	6,387	6,436	6,297	→
Powiat miechowski [Miechów County]	County	51,701	50,484	47,699	45,898	→
Charsznica	Rural Commune	7,904	7,741	7,284	6,954	→
Gołcza	Rural Commune	6,410	6,234	5,976	5,827	→
Kozłów	Rural Commune	5,095	4,841	4,479	4,344	→
Książ Wielki	Urban-Rural Commune	5,675	5,355	4,997	4,736	→
Miechów	Urban-Rural Commune	20,072	20,022	19,094	18,401	→
Racławice	Rural Commune	2,591	2,507	2,444	2,378	→
Słaboszów	Rural Commune	3,954	3,784	3,425	3,258	→
Powiat myślenicki [Myślenice County]	County	113,717	121,797	129,211	129,979	→
Dobczyce	Urban-Rural Commune	13,581	14,722	15,495	15,580	→
Lubień	Rural Commune	9,000	9,719	10,103	10,113	→
Myślenice	Urban-Rural Commune	39,714	42,471	45,166	45,429	→
Pcim	Rural Commune	10,112	10,763	11,186	10,990	→
Raciechowice	Rural Commune	5,936	6,039	6,409	6,456	→
Siepraw	Rural Commune	7,528	8,236	9,416	9,804	→
Sułkowice	Urban-Rural Commune	13,314	14,322	15,096	15,274	→
Tokarnia	Rural Commune	7,915	8,478	8,855	8,777	→
Wiśniowa	Rural Commune	6,617	7,047	7,485	7,556	→
Powiat nowosądecki [Nowy Sącz County]	County	192,751	207,753	214,547	214,457	→
Chełmiec	Rural Commune	23,062	26,370	29,150	29,876	→
Gródek nad Dunajcem	Rural Commune	8,768	9,103	8,990	8,823	→
Grybów	Urban Commune	6,269	6,261	6,010	5,857	→
Grybów (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	21,670	23,831	25,203	25,420	→
Kamionka Wielka	Rural Commune	8,715	9,746	10,428	10,486	→
Korzenna	Rural Commune	13,058	13,855	14,364	14,443	→
Krynica-Zdrój	Urban-Rural Commune	17,161	17,111	16,035	15,276	→
Łabowa	Rural Commune	5,045	5,606	5,960	6,016	→
Łącko	Rural Commune	14,542	15,726	16,589	16,714	→
Łososina Dolna	Rural Commune	9,440	10,433	11,079	11,187	→
Muszyna	Urban-Rural Commune	10,982	11,683	11,328	11,012	→
Nawojowa	Rural Commune	7,317	8,152	8,749	8,869	→
Piwniczna-Zdrój	Urban-Rural Commune	10,204	10,681	10,105	9,750	→
Podegrodzie	Rural Commune	11,185	12,315	13,332	13,725	→
Rytro	Rural Commune	3,643	3,786	3,694	3,583	→
Stary Sącz	Urban-Rural Commune	21,690	23,094	23,531	23,420	→
Powiat nowotarski [Nowy Targ County]	County	178,782	187,982	190,532	189,704	→
Czarny Dunajec	Urban-Rural Commune	20,785	21,884	22,120	22,115	→
Czorsztyn	Rural Commune	6,991	7,375	7,639	7,535	→
Jabłonka	Rural Commune	16,524	17,707	18,892	19,289	→
Krościenko nad Dunajcem	Rural Commune	6,296	6,646	6,742	6,592	→
Łapsze Niżne	Rural Commune	8,690	9,051	9,235	9,237	→
Lipnica Wielka	Rural Commune	5,463	5,907	6,107	6,060	→
Nowy Targ	Urban Commune	33,034	33,812	33,273	32,956	→
Nowy Targ (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	21,563	23,172	24,075	24,077	→
Ochotnica Dolna	Rural Commune	7,794	8,251	8,423	8,469	→
Raba Wyżna	Rural Commune	13,187	14,306	14,568	14,380	→
Rabka-Zdrój	Urban-Rural Commune	17,228	17,527	16,796	16,386	→
Spytkowice	Rural Commune	3,919	4,335	4,629	4,703	→
Szaflary	Rural Commune	9,967	10,600	11,114	11,338	→
Szczawnica	Urban-Rural Commune	7,341	7,409	6,919	6,567	→
Powiat Nowy Sącz	Urban County	84,477	84,290	81,281	79,416	→
Nowy Sącz	Urban Commune	84,477	84,290	81,281	79,416	→
Powiat olkuski [Olkusz County]	County	115,008	114,832	108,665	103,887	→
Bolesław	Rural Commune	7,810	7,905	7,665	7,353	→
Bukowno	Urban Commune	10,797	10,509	9,791	9,104	→
Klucze	Rural Commune	14,870	15,265	14,843	14,206	→
Olkusz	Urban-Rural Commune	50,720	50,502	46,971	44,782	→
Trzyciąż	Rural Commune	7,173	7,126	7,017	6,876	→
Wolbrom	Urban-Rural Commune	23,638	23,525	22,378	21,566	→
Powiat oświęcimski [Oświęcim County]	County	153,338	154,998	151,008	146,696	→
Brzeszcze	Urban-Rural Commune	21,615	21,718	20,867	20,083	→
Chełmek	Urban-Rural Commune	12,962	13,056	12,577	12,063	→
Kęty	Urban-Rural Commune	33,424	34,112	33,529	33,014	→
Osiek	Rural Commune	7,708	8,046	8,174	8,098	→
Oświęcim	Urban Commune	41,946	40,342	36,956	35,005	→
Oświęcim (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	16,043	17,512	18,932	18,897	→
Polanka Wielka	Rural Commune	4,106	4,249	4,314	4,296	→
Przeciszów	Rural Commune	6,653	6,754	6,516	6,246	→
Zator	Urban-Rural Commune	8,881	9,209	9,143	8,994	→
Powiat proszowicki [Proszowice County]	County	43,601	43,978	42,744	41,647	→
Koniusza	Rural Commune	8,557	8,781	9,044	9,115	→
Koszyce	Urban-Rural Commune	5,795	5,740	5,339	5,169	→
Nowe Brzesko	Urban-Rural Commune	5,749	5,789	5,707	5,590	→
Pałecznica	Rural Commune	3,634	3,685	3,558	3,409	→
Proszowice	Urban-Rural Commune	16,411	16,514	15,828	15,224	→
Radziemice	Rural Commune	3,455	3,469	3,268	3,140	→
Powiat suski [Sucha County]	County	81,128	83,829	83,324	82,252	→
Budzów	Rural Commune	8,160	8,616	8,819	8,807	→
Bystra-Sidzina	Rural Commune	6,293	6,700	6,820	6,845	→
Jordanów	Urban Commune	5,041	5,299	5,313	5,365	→
Jordanów (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	10,330	10,782	11,175	11,118	→
Maków Podhalański	Urban-Rural Commune	15,715	16,326	15,888	15,566	→
Stryszawa	Rural Commune	11,678	11,807	11,997	11,846	→
Sucha Beskidzka	Urban Commune	9,662	9,557	8,951	8,688	→
Zawoja	Rural Commune	8,710	9,106	8,893	8,686	→
Zembrzyce	Rural Commune	5,539	5,636	5,468	5,331	→
Powiat Tarnów	Urban County	119,913	114,053	106,259	101,177	→
Tarnów	Urban Commune	119,913	114,053	106,259	101,177	→
Powiat tarnowski [Tarnów County]	County	190,203	197,791	198,380	196,521	→
Ciężkowice	Urban-Rural Commune	10,932	11,211	11,083	10,929	→
Gromnik	Rural Commune	8,320	8,699	8,791	8,751	→
Lisia Góra	Rural Commune	13,142	14,389	15,557	15,694	→
Pleśna	Rural Commune	11,176	11,858	11,841	11,730	→
Radłów	Urban-Rural Commune	9,636	9,751	9,447	9,288	→
Ryglice	Urban-Rural Commune	11,314	11,694	11,310	11,124	→
Rzepiennik Strzyżewski	Rural Commune	6,835	6,861	6,598	6,488	→
Skrzyszów	Rural Commune	12,620	13,580	14,069	14,201	→
Szerzyny	Rural Commune	8,322	8,092	7,639	7,404	→
Tarnów (gm.w.)	Rural Commune	21,785	24,342	26,130	26,526	→
Tuchów	Urban-Rural Commune	17,516	18,044	17,340	16,752	→
Wierzchosławice	Rural Commune	10,508	10,588	10,633	10,433	→
Wietrzychowice	Rural Commune	4,204	4,112	3,813	3,665	→
Wojnicz	Urban-Rural Commune	12,817	13,220	13,147	13,018	→
Żabno	Urban-Rural Commune	19,019	18,996	18,589	18,203	→
Zakliczyn	Urban-Rural Commune	12,057	12,354	12,393	12,315	→
Powiat tatrzański [Tatra County]	County	65,317	67,373	66,949	66,181	→
Biały Dunajec	Rural Commune	6,650	6,989	6,914	6,810	→
Bukowina Tatrzańska	Rural Commune	12,122	12,884	13,455	13,556	→
Kościelisko	Rural Commune	7,879	8,448	9,028	9,087	→
Poronin	Rural Commune	10,463	11,195	11,782	11,807	→
Zakopane	Urban Commune	28,203	27,857	25,770	24,921	→
Powiat wadowicki [Wadowice County]	County	152,711	158,017	158,594	156,502	→
Andrychów	Urban-Rural Commune	42,799	43,859	42,616	41,472	→
Brzeźnica	Rural Commune	10,022	9,908	10,727	10,873	→
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska	Urban-Rural Commune	18,964	19,705	19,951	19,752	→
Lanckorona	Rural Commune	5,738	6,077	6,266	6,231	→
Mucharz	Rural Commune	3,793	3,979	4,137	4,162	→
Spytkowice	Rural Commune	9,224	10,108	10,246	10,017	→
Stryszów	Rural Commune	6,686	6,791	6,858	6,742	→
Tomice	Rural Commune	7,032	7,677	8,180	8,339	→
Wadowice	Urban-Rural Commune	37,155	37,992	37,121	36,050	→
Wieprz	Rural Commune	11,298	11,921	12,492	12,864	→
Powiat wielicki [Wieliczka County]	County	101,963	113,981	139,090	146,697	→
Biskupice	Rural Commune	8,407	9,267	11,350	12,020	→
Gdów	Rural Commune	15,728	17,041	18,543	18,751	→
Kłaj	Rural Commune	10,914	10,333	10,998	11,435	→
Niepołomice	Urban-Rural Commune	21,429	24,320	31,886	34,020	→
Wieliczka	Urban-Rural Commune	45,485	53,020	66,313	70,471	→
Małopolskie [Lesser Poland]	Voivodeship	3,240,730	3,337,471	3,432,295	3,429,342

Source: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, Warszawa.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	1,662,952
Females	1,766,390

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	641,600
18-64 years	2,129,115
65+ years	658,627

Age Distribution (E 2025)
80+ years	149,686
70-79 years	306,941
60-69 years	395,929
50-59 years	431,021
40-49 years	556,810
30-39 years	516,341
20-29 years	360,675
10-19 years	376,068
0-9 years	335,871

Urbanization (E 2025)
Rural	1,788,040
Urban	1,641,302

Citizenship (C 2021)
Poland	3,423,613
Other Citizenship	8,643

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Poland	3,371,566
Other country	59,573