Kraków: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Kraków: In 2025 the average gross monthly wage in Kraków reached PLN 11,404, against PLN 9,371 for Poland as a whole (121.7% of the national level), ranking 2nd highest of 9 major Polish cities.
• Health in Kraków: In 2024, 122.8 doctors were working per 10,000 people in Kraków; the Polish figure was 47.7, placing it 5th highest of 9 major Polish cities.
• Education in Kraków: Preschool enrolment in Kraków stood at 989 children per 1,000 aged 3 to 5 in 2025 (Poland: 950); figures above 1,000 mean children from neighbouring areas attend there.
• Poverty and living standards in Kraków: In 2025 social assistance reached 1.8% of the population of Kraków (national rate: 3.1%), 5th highest of 9 major Polish cities.
• Government budget and revenue in Kraków: In 2025 the city of Kraków collected revenue of PLN 11,932 per inhabitant (national average PLN 9,864), 5th highest of 9 major Polish cities.
• Government and politics in Kraków: In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 33% of residents of Kraków agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration.

More figures

• The wider urban agglomeration had 1,121,121 inhabitants. Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy

Notes from the UN table: Urban agglomeration refer to functional urban areas (FUA). Urban agglomeration refer to functional urban areas (FUA). Urban agglomeration refer to functional urban areas (FUA).

Who runs Kraków?

In Poland, cities and towns are run by counties – powiaty: County council directly elected; it elects the starosta (county head) and board. Secondary schools, hospitals, county roads, job centres.

How local power works in Poland

Cities of a similar size in Poland

• Warszawa 1,864,679
• Wroclaw 669,564
• Lódz 665,259
• Poznan 541,782
• Gdansk 477,276
• Szczecin 391,404
• Bydgoszcz 330,375
• Lublin 324,568

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Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• Statistics Poland (GUS): Bank Danych Lokalnych (Local Data Bank) API v1: the same 31 indicators for the nine largest cities with powiat rights (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin) and Poland, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a77d04796cc4…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)

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