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Kraków

Lesser Poland · Poland
City population
816,614
#2
in Poland
#1
in Lesser Poland
#683
worldwide
WarsawKraków
50.061, 19.937 · 252 km from Warsaw
City population
816,614
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Poland
#2
of 344 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#683
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Poland
2.2%
of the national population

About Kraków

The largest city in Lesser Poland, this centre holds 816,614 people and accounts for 2.2% of Poland's national population. Situated 252 km from Warsaw, it anchors a cluster of smaller towns: Grzegórzki lies 2 km away with 28,960 residents, while Bieńczyce (42,633) and Skawina (23,647) sit within 12 km. The city stands at 219 m elevation in a region of 21 municipalities.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Poland
#2of 344
LargestSmallest
Position in Lesser Poland
#1of 21
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Poland
Region
Lesser Poland
Rank in region
#1of 21
Distance to capital
252 km
to Warsaw
Elevation
219 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
50.061, 19.937
Record updated
2026-06-21
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 344 in Poland

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

25KMMyślenice18K people35KMTrzebinia19K people36KMOlkusz38K people37KMBochnia29K people37KMWadowice19K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kraków817K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kraków compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kraków817K

Kraków Population FAQ

What is the population of Kraków?

Kraków has a city population of 816,614. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kraków?

Kraków is in Lesser Poland, Poland, 252 km from the capital, Warsaw. Its coordinates are 50.061, 19.937.

How big is Kraków compared with other cities in Poland?

It is the 2nd largest of the 344 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Poland, holding 2.2% of the national population.

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