Poland: favorite music genres by city size 2018

Pop was the most popular music genre in Poland in 2018. In the smallest towns, disco polo dethroned pop as the dominant genre, with 27 percent of respondents. Rock and classical music, on the other hand, were more popular in big cities.

Most commonly preferred music genres by population size of the city of residence in Poland in 2018

Population of place of residence	Pop	Disco polo	Rock	Classical	Electronic	Jazz	Hip-hop	Retro
Village	24%	27%	13%	4%	7%	1%	4%	6%
Up to 19,000	27%	20%	21%	14%	6%	3%	8%	2%
20,000 - 90,000	29%	12%	16%	15%	7%	5%	5%	6%
100,000 - 499,999	32%	19%	13%	14%	5%	9%	4%	7%
500,000+	30%	6%	32%	26%	9%	10%	1%	8%

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Release date

August 2018

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

June 28 to July 5, 2018

Number of respondents

952 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Methodology: face-to-face interviews combined with CAPI.
Original question (Polish): "Czy na ogół: sam(a) Pan(i) wybiera i puszcza sobie konkretną muzykę / słucha Pan(i) tego, co puszcza ktoś inny lub co akurat nadawane jest w radiu?". Translation: "Generally, do you: pick and play your own specific music / listen to whatever somebody else is playing or what happens to be playing on the radio?".

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