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Poznań

Greater Poland · Poland
City population
536,151
#5
in Poland
#1
in Greater Poland
#1,050
worldwide
WarsawPoznań
52.407, 16.930 · 278 km from Warsaw
City population
536,151
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Poland
#5
of 344 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,050
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Poland
1.5%
of the national population

About Poznań

At 1.5% of Poland's national population, Poznań accounts for a modest share despite ranking fifth among the country's cities. The city proper holds 536,151 residents and sits 278 km from Warsaw. Within Greater Poland, it is the largest of 27 cities in the region. Luboń lies 7 km away with 26,431 people; Swarzędz stands 11 km distant at 29,010.

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
#5of 344
LargestSmallest
Position in Greater Poland
#1of 27
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Poland
Region
Greater Poland
Rank in region
#1of 27
Distance to capital
278 km
to Warsaw
Elevation
69 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
52.407, 16.930
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.

28KMOborniki18K people31KMŚroda Wielkopolska22K people33KMSzamotuły19K people36KMŚrem30K people40KMKościan24K 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. Poznań536K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Poznań 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
Poznań536K

Poznań Population FAQ

What is the population of Poznań?

Poznań has a city population of 536,151. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Poznań?

Poznań is in Greater Poland, Poland, 278 km from the capital, Warsaw. Its coordinates are 52.407, 16.930.

How big is Poznań compared with other cities in Poland?

It is the 5th largest of the 344 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Poland, holding 1.5% of the national population.

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