Regional Statistics
100,280
240
people/km²
295,640
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Population in Krakowski County 2020
In 2020, Krakowski county ranked 11 of 380 Polish counties. Population grew by 25,150 residents +9.3% between 2015-2020, reaching 295,640.
One of only 41 growing counties nationally, in the top 10% for growth rate. Within Lesser Poland province, ranked 2 of 22 counties.
Based on 31 years of official GUS statistics for Krakowski county and its 17 municipalities within Lesser Poland province.
Total Population
+5.87
%
since
2019
2020
295,640
Total Population Chart
Lowest at 230,334 in 1995
Highest at 304,278 in 2024
1995
29 years (+5 year forecast)
2024
Ranking
11/380 County in Poland
11
Krakowski
295,640
12
Białystok
294,675
13
Katowice
286,369
14
Wołomiński
267,541
15
Gdynia
245,739
16
Wejherowski
224,365
17
Nowosądecki
214,502
18
Częstochowa
213,942
19
Kielecki
211,897
20
Piaseczyński
206,796
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Change
11/380 County in Poland
11
Krakowski
+5.9%
12
Kartuski
+5.7%
13
Wrocław
+4.8%
14
Średzki
+4.2%
15
Warszawa
+4.0%
16
Lubelski
+3.8%
17
Gdańsk
+3.3%
18
Pucki
+3.2%
19
Wejherowski
+3.0%
20
Bydgoski
+2.9%
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Population Density
+5.91
%
since
2019
2020
240.3
per km²
Vital Statistics
births and deaths
Live Births
+1.25
%
since
2019
2020
2,830
Deaths
+19.81
%
since
2019
2020
3,036
Age Structure
children, working age, and elderly
Children (0-14)
+13.99
%
since
2019
2020
53,350
Working Age (15-64)
+4.05
%
since
2019
2020
195,844
Elderly (65+)
+5.03
%
since
2019
2020
46,446
Gender
Men
+6.14
%
since
2019
2020
145,023
Women
+5.62
%
since
2019
2020
150,617
Age Distribution
from 0 to 75+ years
0-4 years
+15.37
%
since
2019
2020
17,027
5-9 years
+15.09
%
since
2019
2020
18,073
10-14 years
+11.68
%
since
2019
2020
18,250
15-19 years
+3.22
%
since
2019
2020
15,205
20-24 years
-3.28
%
since
2019
2020
14,959
25-29 years
-5.27
%
since
2019
2020
17,040
30-34 years
+1.72
%
since
2019
2020
21,159
35-39 years
+7.60
%
since
2019
2020
25,667
40-44 years
+10.41
%
since
2019
2020
25,607
45-49 years
+11.18
%
since
2019
2020
22,216
50-54 years
+7.17
%
since
2019
2020
18,231
55-59 years
+1.62
%
since
2019
2020
17,169
60-64 years
+1.63
%
since
2019
2020
18,591
65-69 years
+6.21
%
since
2019
2020
16,796
70-74 years
+9.24
%
since
2019
2020
12,062
75-79 years
+5.98
%
since
2019
2020
2,765
80-84 years
-1.39
%
since
2019
2020
5,588
85+ years
+1.04
%
since
2019
2020
5,266