Regional Statistics
1,812,888
357
people/km²
4,412,097
Silesian
36 counties
12,333
km²
Silesian
36 counties
12,333
km²
Katowice
1 municipality
286,369
Częstochowa
1 municipality
213,942
Sosnowiec
1 municipality
194,438
Cieszyński
12 municipalities
176,954
Gliwice
1 municipality
174,581
Bielsko-Biała
1 municipality
169,553
Bielski
10 municipalities
165,477
Zabrze
1 municipality
158,923
Bytom
1 municipality
153,827
Wodzisławski
9 municipalities
152,914
Żywiecki
15 municipalities
150,612
Będziński
8 municipalities
147,580
Tarnogórski
9 municipalities
138,983
Ruda Śląska
1 municipality
134,169
Rybnik
1 municipality
134,050
Częstochowski
16 municipalities
133,352
Tychy
1 municipality
125,223
Dąbrowa Górnicza
1 municipality
117,257
Zawierciański
10 municipalities
114,974
Gliwicki
8 municipalities
113,764
Pszczyński
6 municipalities
110,958
Chorzów
1 municipality
104,448
Raciborski
8 municipalities
101,780
Mikołowski
5 municipalities
99,345
Jaworzno
1 municipality
89,269
Jastrzębie-Zdrój
1 municipality
85,388
Kłobucki
9 municipalities
83,341
Rybnicki
5 municipalities
76,936
Lubliniecki
8 municipalities
75,857
Mysłowice
1 municipality
72,587
Myszkowski
5 municipalities
69,325
Siemianowice Śląskie
1 municipality
64,935
Żory
1 municipality
61,833
Bieruńsko-Lędziński
5 municipalities
59,340
Piekary Śląskie
1 municipality
53,168
Świętochłowice
1 municipality
46,645
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Population in Silesian 2020
In 2020, Silesian held 12th place of 16 provinces. Population shrank by 158,752 residents -3.47% over 2015-2020, now at 4,412,097.
Official GUS data for 36 counties and 167 municipalities within Silesian province.
Total Population
-2.34
%
since
2019
2020
4,412,097
Population Density
-2.35
%
since
2019
2020
357.7
per km²
Vital Statistics
births and deaths
Live Births
-5.82
%
since
2019
2020
38,151
Deaths
+16.01
%
since
2019
2020
60,054
Age Structure
children, working age, and elderly
Children (0-14)
-0.59
%
since
2019
2020
653,188
Working Age (15-64)
-3.33
%
since
2019
2020
2,893,227
Elderly (65+)
-0.23
%
since
2019
2020
865,682
Gender
Men
-2.40
%
since
2019
2020
2,125,078
Women
-2.28
%
since
2019
2020
2,287,019
Age Distribution
from 0 to 75+ years
0-4 years
-2.15
%
since
2019
2020
207,361
5-9 years
-1.31
%
since
2019
2020
219,146
10-14 years
+1.60
%
since
2019
2020
226,681
15-19 years
-3.35
%
since
2019
2020
189,401
20-24 years
-7.32
%
since
2019
2020
204,127
25-29 years
-8.48
%
since
2019
2020
253,005
30-34 years
-6.76
%
since
2019
2020
313,677
35-39 years
-1.44
%
since
2019
2020
371,239
40-44 years
+1.32
%
since
2019
2020
359,939
45-49 years
+2.18
%
since
2019
2020
313,283
50-54 years
-1.74
%
since
2019
2020
275,214
55-59 years
-5.62
%
since
2019
2020
285,449
60-64 years
-4.33
%
since
2019
2020
327,893
65-69 years
-0.76
%
since
2019
2020
302,961
70-74 years
+8.04
%
since
2019
2020
226,473
75-79 years
-7.96
%
since
2019
2020
52,909
80-84 years
-1.10
%
since
2019
2020
111,683
85+ years
-5.28
%
since
2019
2020
86,644