Which Polish city had an estimated 1,862,402 residents in 2024? Warsaw. The 2024 estimate identifies Warsaw as Poland’s largest city by population, with 1,862,402 residents within the capital city’s administrative boundaries.
Warsaw is Poland’s political, economic and cultural centre, located on the Vistula River in east-central Poland. Its municipal territory is divided into 18 districts. The city’s metropolitan area is considerably larger than the municipality, so metropolitan population figures should not be substituted for the city total in this question.
Warsaw’s modern population story was profoundly shaped by the Second World War. The city had about 1.3 million residents in 1939, but its population fell to roughly 420,000 by 1945 after mass destruction and displacement. Postwar rebuilding, migration and urban growth restored Warsaw’s role as Poland’s leading city. Łódź, Wrocław and Kraków are major Polish cities, but none has a larger municipal population.