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Wrocław

Lower Silesia · Poland
City population
672,545
#3
in Poland
#1
in Lower Silesia
#821
worldwide
WarsawWrocław
51.103, 17.030 · 302 km from Warsaw
City population
672,545
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Poland
#3
of 344 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#821
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Poland
1.8%
of the national population

About Wrocław

Poland's third-largest city holds 1.8% of the national population. At 672,545 residents, Wrocław sits 302 km from Warsaw and ranks as the largest city in Lower Silesia, where it anchors a cluster of smaller urban centres: Przedmieście Oławskie (20,316), Osiedle Powstańców Śląskich (24,329), Gajowice (21,781), Huby (18,727), and Szczepin (18,488) all lie within 2 km.

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
#3of 344
LargestSmallest
Position in Lower Silesia
#1of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Poland
Region
Lower Silesia
Rank in region
#1of 40
Distance to capital
302 km
to Warsaw
Elevation
115 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
51.103, 17.030
Record updated
2026-07-02
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.

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. Wrocław673K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Wrocław 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
Wrocław673K

Wrocław Population FAQ

What is the population of Wrocław?

Wrocław has a city population of 672,545. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Wrocław?

Wrocław is in Lower Silesia, Poland, 302 km from the capital, Warsaw. Its coordinates are 51.103, 17.030.

How big is Wrocław compared with other cities in Poland?

It is the 3rd largest of the 344 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Poland, holding 1.8% of the national population.

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