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Łódź

Lodz Voivodeship · Poland
City population
639,890
#4
in Poland
#1
in Lodz Voivodeship
#870
worldwide
WarsawŁódź
51.771, 19.474 · 117 km from Warsaw
City population
639,890
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Poland
#4
of 344 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#870
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Poland
1.8%
of the national population

About Łódź

At 214 m above sea level, Łódź holds a population of 639,890 and ranks fourth among Polish cities. The city accounts for 1.8% of the national population and sits 117 km from Warsaw. Within Łódź Voivodeship, it is the largest of 21 listed cities, with Pabianice (70,542) and Zgierz (58,036) among the nearest neighbours 11 to 14 km away.

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
#4of 344
LargestSmallest
Position in Lodz Voivodeship
#1of 21
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Poland
Region
Lodz Voivodeship
Rank in region
#1of 21
Distance to capital
117 km
to Warsaw
Elevation
214 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
51.771, 19.474
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.

11KMZgierz58K people14KMPabianice71K people25KMOzorków21K people27KMGłowno15K people31KMŁask19K 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. Łódź640K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Łódź 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
Łódź640K

Łódź Population FAQ

What is the population of Łódź?

Łódź has a city population of 639,890. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Łódź?

Łódź is in Lodz Voivodeship, Poland, 117 km from the capital, Warsaw. Its coordinates are 51.771, 19.474.

How big is Łódź compared with other cities in Poland?

It is the 4th largest of the 344 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Poland, holding 1.8% of the national population.

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