Polish census of 2002
# Polish census of 2002

Polish census of 2002 (Polish: Narodowy Spis Powszechny 2002) was a census in Poland taken from 21 May to 8 June 2002.

## Results

* 96% of surveyed declared Polish ethnicity; 1,23% other and 2,03% gave no answer.

### Population by voivodeships

Source:

| Voivodeship | Population | Population | Population |
| - | - | - | - |
| Voivodeship | total | urban | rural |
| Greater Poland | 3,351,915 | 1,934,790 | 1,417,125 |
| Kuyavian-Pomeranian | 2,069,321 | 1,288,519 | 780,802 |
| Lesser Poland | 3,232,408 | 1,626,865 | 1,605,543 |
| Łódź | 2,612,890 | 1,697,745 | 915,145 |
| Lower Silesian | 2,907,212 | 2,076,121 | 831,091 |
| Lublin | 2,199,054 | 1,025,566 | 1,173,488 |
| Lubusz | 1,008,954 | 651,045 | 357,909 |
| Masovian | 5,124,018 | 3,312,618 | 1,811,400 |
| Opole | 1,065,043 | 560,064 | 504,979 |
| Podkarpackie | 2,103,837 | 853,053 | 1,250,784 |
| Podlaskie | 1,208,606 | 711,572 | 497,034 |
| Pomeranian | 2,179,900 | 1,484,838 | 695,062 |
| Silesian | 4,742,874 | 3,751,393 | 991,481 |
| Świętokrzyskie | 1,297,477 | 595,388 | 702,089 |
| Warmian-Masurian | 1,428,357 | 860,229 | 568,128 |
| West Pomeranian | 1,698,214 | 1,180,559 | 517,655 |
| Poland | 38,230,080 | 23,610,365 | 14,619,715 |

### Significant ethnic minorities

In addition to Poles, ethnic groups of more than 25,000 people compose the following:

| Ethnicity | Quantity | Living mostly in |
| - | - | - |
| Silesians | 173,153 | Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship |
| Germans | 152,897 | Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship |
| Belarusians | 48,737 | Podlaskie Voivodeship |
| Ukrainians | 30,957 | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship |
| Roma | 12,855 | spread out evenly |
| Russians | 6,103 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Lemkos | 5,863 | Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| Lithuanians | 5,846 | Podlaskie Voivodeship |
| Kashubians | 5,062 | Pomeranian Voivodeship |
| Slovaks | 2,001 | Lesser Poland Voivodeship |
| Vietnamese | 1,808 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| French | 1,633 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| American | 1,541 | spread out evenly |
| Greek | 1,404 | spread out evenly |
| Italian | 1,367 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Jews | 1,133 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Bulgarian | 1,112 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Armenians | 1,082 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Czechs | 831 | spread out evenly |
| British | 800 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Tatars | 495 | majority in Białystok and Trójmiasto |
