Administrative divisions of Poland
Poland is divided into 16 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Poland
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WarsawCapital | 1,702,139 |
| 2 | Kraków | 816,614 |
| 3 | Wrocław | 672,545 |
| 4 | Łódź | 639,890 |
| 5 | Poznań | 536,151 |
| 6 | Gdańsk | 487,371 |
| 7 | Szczecin | 395,513 |
| 8 | Lublin | 336,339 |
| 9 | Bydgoszcz | 330,038 |
| 10 | Białystok | 295,683 |
Warsaw is the largest city in Poland with about 1,702,139 people. All 47 largest cities of Poland →
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Poland: ≈ 2,602 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Oder
- Vistula
- Morava
- Warta
- Bug
🏞️ Lakes
- Lake
- Jezioro Dąbie
- Zalew Wislany
Ethnic groups in Poland
Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% (2011 est.)
Regionally, Polish is the most common ethnic group across most of the 16 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Poland
Roman Catholic 70.7%, refused to answer 20.9%, no religion 6.9%; less than 1 percent: Orthodox, Jehovah Witness, Evangelic of Augsburg, Greek Catholic, Pentecostal, other Protestant, not stated, old Catholic Mariavite Church, other Christians, Islam, Buddhist, Polish Catholic Church, other, Baptist Union of Poland, Pagan, Seventh Day Adventist, Hin
Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 16 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Poland
Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2% (2011 est.)
Regionally, Polish is the most common language group across most of the 16 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.