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City profile: Chełm

Map of Chełm

Overview of Chełm

Snapshot of key indicators for Chełm in the most recent year available.

Population

59,546

people · 2021

Avg. gross salary

7.4 K PLN

2024

Unemployment rate

9.5%

% · 2025

Businesses per 10k

1,094

entities / 10k · 2025

Population density

1,505.2

ppl / km² · 2025

Apartment price / m²

5.9 K PLN / m²

2024

About - Chełm

Chełm is a powiat-status city in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, with about 60,000 residents. It serves as a local administrative, cultural and border-area hub (50 km from the Ukrainian border), historically tied to Orthodox Christianity and a multicultural heritage. Strengths include strong policing — a crime-detection rate of 79.7% (86th percentile) — and a healthy business balance with a moderate number of deregistered entities (287, 91st percentile). Weak areas include very modest cultural and recreational infrastructure (1 stadium, 1 cultural centre), the absence of bus lanes and Park & Ride lots, low public-library readership (6,971 annual readers, 6th percentile) and acutely high registered unemployment of 9.5% (8th percentile). Forest cover of just 6.6% and gross wages of PLN 7,398 (86% of the national average) limit settlement and investment appeal. Average housing prices (PLN 5,868/m²) are accessible relative to local incomes, but the combination of high unemployment and a limited cultural offer makes retaining young residents difficult. Chełm is a typical peripheral powiat-status city — strong on policing effectiveness but weak on economic and cultural dynamism.

Air quality today

Air quality today

Very good air qualitySource: GIOŚ

The result is based on the reading from 1 monitoring station in Chełm.

PM10 now

13.5 µg/m³

Last updated

05/21/2026, 10:10 PM

Demographics of Chełm

Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Chełm based on the latest GUS data.

Gender split in Chełm

  • Men27,797 · 46.7%
  • Women31,749 · 53.3%

Dependency ratios in Chełm

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

81.1

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

55

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2025

42.5%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2025

-13.7

Vital events in Chełm

Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Chełm based on GUS data.

Total deaths

673

people · 2025

Marriages

162

marriages · 2025

Births / 1k4.66 per 1k people
Deaths / 1k12.02 per 1k people
Natural increase / 1k-7.36 per 1k people

Labour market in Chełm

Salaries in Chełm compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.

Salary benchmark - Chełm

Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Chełm vs. voivodeship / Poland).

Registered unemployment in Chełm

9.5%

% · 2025

Salary growth YoY

16.51%

% · 2024

Job offers at year-end in Chełm

339

offers · 2025

Employed per 1k residents

224

ppl / 1k · 2021

Business activity in Chełm

REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Chełm.

Registrations vs deregistrations - Chełm

New businesses

374

entities · 2025

Deregistered

287

entities · 2025

New businessesDeregistered
Net change+87

REGON entities per 10k residents

1,094

entities / 10k · 2025

REGON entities per 1k working-age

198.2

entities / 1k working-age · 2025

Sole props / working-age

14.2%

% · 2025

Foreign-capital companies in Chełm

0

entities · 2025

Real estate in Chełm

Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Chełm.

Apartment price / m² in Chełm

5.9 K PLN / m²

2024

Housing affordability in Chełm

0.79

months of salary / m² · 2024

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

2.9

dwellings / 1k people · 2025

Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Chełm.

Education in Chełm

Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Chełm based on GUS BDL data.

Higher-ed students

1,953

people · 2024

Higher-ed graduates

471

people · 2024

Preschool-age children

690

people · 2025

Students by gender

  • Women898
  • Men1,055

Transport & infrastructure in Chełm

Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Chełm based on GUS BDL data.

Passenger cars

35,407

vehicles · 2024

Cars / 1k residents: 594.6

Environment and quality of life in Chełm

Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Chełm.

Green areas per capita

47

m² / person · 2024

Municipal green areas per capita

9.5

m² / person · 2024

Parks & squares per capita

26.7

m² / person · 2024

Green-areas share of total area

6.63%

% · 2024

Air quality

· Monitoring stations: 1

Particulate matter

PM2.5 30d avg

10.61 µg/m³

PM10 now

13.5 µg/m³

Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.

PM10 24h avg

15.44 µg/m³

PM10 30d avg

19.6 µg/m³

High PM10 days (30d)

0

Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.

Traffic-related pollution

Last updated: 05/21/2026, 10:10 PMSource: GIOŚ

Chełm in numbers over time

Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Chełm benchmarked against the voivodeship.

Average gross salary in Chełm

Registered unemployment rate in Chełm

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Chełm

Population of Chełm

Apartment price per m² in Chełm

All indicators - Chełm

Population of Chełm

people · year 2021

59,546

Number of men in Chełm

people · year 2021

27,797

Number of women in Chełm

people · year 2021

31,749

Population density

ppl / km² · year 2025

1,505.2

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · year 2025

-13.7

Urban-area population density

ppl / km² · year 2014

3,346

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025

81.1

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025

55

Post- per pre-working-age

ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2025

210.8

Old-age dependency ratio

% · year 2025

42.5%

Live births per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

4.66

Deaths per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

12.02

Natural increase per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

-7.36

Total deaths in Chełm

people · year 2025

673

Marriages registered in Chełm

marriages · year 2025

162

Avg. gross salary in Chełm

year 2024

7.4 K PLN

Registered unemployment in Chełm

% · year 2025

9.5%

Employed per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · year 2021

224

Employed per 1k working-age

ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021

391.7

Unemployed / working-age

% · year 2025

1.9%

Unemployed women / working-age women

% · year 2025

2.1%

Unemployed men / working-age men

% · year 2025

1.7%

Job offers at year-end in Chełm

offers · year 2025

339

Job offers during the year in Chełm

offers · year 2025

1,783

Work accidents in Chełm

accidents · year 2024

78

Accidents per 1k employed

ppl / 1k employed · year 2024

4.21

Salary growth YoY

% · year 2024

16.51%

Salary vs voivodeship

% · year 2024

95.2%

Salary vs Poland

% · year 2024

85.72%

REGON entities per 10k residents

entities / 10k · year 2025

1,094

Newly registered businesses in Chełm

entities · year 2025

374

Deregistered businesses in Chełm

entities · year 2025

287

REGON entities in Chełm

entities · year 2025

374

REGON entities per 1k residents

entities / 1k · year 2025

109

REGON entities per 1k working-age

entities / 1k working-age · year 2025

198.2

Foreign-capital companies in Chełm

entities · year 2025

0

Sole props / working-age

% · year 2025

14.2%

Agri-food sector entities in Chełm

entities · year 2025

40

Business net change in Chełm

entities · year 2025

87

Business net-change rate

% · year 2025

30.31%

Enterprise investment outlays in Chełm

year 2024

207.7 M PLN

Higher-education students in Chełm

people · year 2024

1,953

Female higher-ed students in Chełm

people · year 2024

898

Male higher-ed students in Chełm

people · year 2024

1,055

Higher-education graduates in Chełm

people · year 2024

471

Preschool-age children in Chełm

people · year 2025

690

Registered passenger cars in Chełm

vehicles · year 2024

35,407

Apartment price / m² in Chełm

year 2024

5.9 K PLN / m²

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

dwellings / 1k people · year 2025

2.9

Dwellings completed / 10k residents

dwellings / 10k people · year 2025

28.6

Housing affordability in Chełm

months of salary / m² · year 2024

0.79

New office buildings / 1k residents

buildings / 1k people · year 2025

0

New retail-service buildings / 1k

buildings / 1k people · year 2025

0.02

Local-govt investment-spend share

% · year 2024

9.6%

Green areas per capita

m² / person · year 2024

47

Municipal green areas per capita

m² / person · year 2024

9.5

Parks & squares per capita

m² / person · year 2024

26.7

Green-areas share of total area

% · year 2024

6.63%

Parks & squares share of total area

% · year 2024

3.8%

Forestation share (forest area / total area)

% · year 2025

7.2%

Forest area, total

ha · year 2025

264.47

Forest area per capita

ar / person · year 2025

0.5

Afforestation, total area

ha · year 2025

0

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Strengths and weaknesses of Chełm

Strengths and weaknesses of Chełm based on the city's position across every published Polish-city ranking.

Top 3 rankings of Chełm

Best ranking positions of Chełm across Poland.

  1. 1Cleanest air

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #7

    Rank in Poland: #22

  2. 2Most tourist-attractive cities

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #8

    Rank in Poland: #36

  3. 3Most bike-friendly cities

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #10

    Rank in Poland: #34

Strengths

  • Chełm breathes some of the cleanest air in Poland - low PM10, PM2.5 and NO₂ levels.

    Cleanest air

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #7

    Rank in Poland: #22

  • High tourist appeal in Chełm - landmarks, attractions and visitor numbers among the country's top.

    Most tourist-attractive cities

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #8

    Rank in Poland: #36

  • Chełm is a bike-friendly city - well-developed bike-path network and car alternatives.

    Most bike-friendly cities

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #10

    Rank in Poland: #34

Weaknesses

  • Low innovation potential in Chełm - limited R&D base and modest foreign capital presence.

    Most innovative cities

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #21

    Rank in Poland: #63

  • Unfavourable demographic trends in Chełm - population decline and rising dependency ratios.

    Most demographically stable cities

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #21

    Rank in Poland: #64

  • Low wealth of residents and local government in Chełm compared with the rest of the country.

    Wealthiest cities

    Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #21

    Rank in Poland: #64

Chełm in rankings

How does Chełm rank?

Every city score is built from open data: GUS, GIOŚ, and public registries. A 0–100 score compares a city against the rest of Poland and against peers of similar population size.

Best cities to live in Poland

46.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#54
Rank among small cities
#17
See details→

Cleanest air

70.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#22
Rank among small cities
#7
See details→

Best cities to do business in

12.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#62
Rank among small cities
#19
See details→

Best labour market

39.2/ 100
Rank in Poland
#48
Rank among small cities
#12
See details→

Most affordable housing relative to earnings

52.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#34
Rank among small cities
#14
See details→

Greenest cities

37.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#55
Rank among small cities
#16
See details→

City investment potential

23.6/ 100
Rank in Poland
#57
Rank among small cities
#21
See details→

Most demographically stable cities

8.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#64
Rank among small cities
#21
See details→

Best cities for families

45.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#56
Rank among small cities
#20
See details→

Best cities for students and education

45.7/ 100
Rank in Poland
#43
Rank among small cities
#11
See details→

Wealthiest cities

11.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#64
Rank among small cities
#21
See details→

Safest cities

54.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#27
Rank among small cities
#14
See details→

Best cities for culture

41.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#46
Rank among small cities
#15
See details→

Best cities for an active lifestyle

32.5/ 100
Rank in Poland
#51
Rank among small cities
#16
See details→

Most tourist-attractive cities

46.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#36
Rank among small cities
#8
See details→

Best weekend cities

46.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#42
Rank among small cities
#12
See details→

Best cities for after-work life

42.7/ 100
Rank in Poland
#52
Rank among small cities
#18
See details→

Best cities for women's careers

38.2/ 100
Rank in Poland
#56
Rank among small cities
#19
See details→

Best cities for women

45.2/ 100
Rank in Poland
#55
Rank among small cities
#17
See details→

Best cities for seniors

53.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#27
Rank among small cities
#13
See details→

Most peaceful cities to live in

44.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#56
Rank among small cities
#18
See details→

Most bike-friendly cities

55.5/ 100
Rank in Poland
#34
Rank among small cities
#10
See details→

Cities with the highest parking pressure

54.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#31
Rank among small cities
#10
See details→

Most innovative cities

6.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#63
Rank among small cities
#21
See details→
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Public-benefit organisations (OPP) and 1.5% PIT - Chełm

How many taxpayers routed 1.5% of their PIT to OPPs registered in Chełm, and how the city compares with the rest of Poland.

settlement year: 2025

  • Taxpayers (1.5%)

    4.9 K

  • Total 1.5% PIT

    503.3 K PLN

  • OPPs in the city

    3

  • Avg. per OPP

    167.8 K PLN

  • Rank in Poland - amount36 / 65
  • Rank in Poland - taxpayers35 / 62

Largest OPP in Chełm

STOWARZYSZENIE HOSPICJUM DOMOWE IM. KS. KAN. KAZIMIERZA MALINOWSKIEGO

Taxpayers (1.5%)
3.0 K
Total 1.5% PIT
257.3 K PLN
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1.5% PIT history - Chełm

settlement yearTaxpayers (1.5%)Total 1.5% PITOPPs in the cityAvg. per OPP
20254.9 K503.3 K PLN3167.8 K PLN
20244.8 K442.6 K PLN3147.5 K PLN
20234.1 K411.3 K PLN3137.1 K PLN
20225.6 K335.7 K PLN3111.9 K PLN
20215.4 K273.2 K PLN391.1 K PLN
20205.1 K244.6 K PLN2122.3 K PLN
20195.0 K247.2 K PLN2123.6 K PLN
20184.5 K213.0 K PLN371.0 K PLN
20170144.3 K PLN348.1 K PLN
2016076.2 K PLN238.1 K PLN
2015091.0 K PLN330.3 K PLN
2014050.2 K PLN225.1 K PLN
2013026.3 K PLN213.2 K PLN
201201.1 K PLN11.1 K PLN
201102.4 K PLN12.4 K PLN

Source: list of organisations entitled to receive 1.5% PIT (Polish National Freedom Institute / KRS).

Comparison - Chełm vs another city

Key indicators of Chełm side by side with a city of your choice. We default to the city with the closest population.

Percentage difference (Chełm minus peer)

Positive values mean the indicator is higher in Chełm; negative values mean higher in the peer city.

IndicatorChełmZamośćDifference
Population59,54660,148
−602
−1%
Population density1,505.21,874.2
−369
−19.7%
Avg. gross salary7.4 K PLN7.8 K PLN
−430.98 PLN
−5.5%
Unemployment rate9.5%8.8%
+0.7%
+8%
REGON / 10k1,0941,429
−335
−23.4%
Apartment price / m²5.9 K PLN / m²6.7 K PLN / m²
−801 PLN / m²
−12%
Green areas / capita4756.1
−9.1
−16.2%
Housing affordability0.790.85
−0.06
−7.1%

Newest entities in Chełm

Fresh registrations from the last few days — companies, associations, foundations and cooperatives.

Companies

3

  • KDR Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    10 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001253324
    PKD:
    9623Z

  • LUMI Trans Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    9 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001253075
    PKD:
    4941Z

  • ILC Trans Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    9 Jun 2026
    KRS:
    0001246992
    PKD:
    4941Z

Associations

3

  • Pryzmaty

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    1 Jun 2026
    KRS:
    0001244323

  • Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Republiki

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    13 May 2026
    KRS:
    0001241321
    PKD:
    9499Z

  • Nadbużańskie Stowarzyszenie o Charakterze Strzeleckim i Kolekcjonerskim SUB MOA w Chełmie

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    30 Jan 2025
    KRS:
    0001152836

Foundations

3

  • Wschodnie Centrum Bezpieczeństwa i Rozwoju

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    1 Sept 2025
    KRS:
    0001191352

  • FAIR Tomorrow

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    3 Dec 2024
    KRS:
    0001142003

  • Fundacja KURS na Przyszłość

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    4 Oct 2024
    KRS:
    0001130897
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