City profile: Chorzów
Overview of Chorzów
Snapshot of key indicators for Chorzów in the most recent year available.
Population
104,193
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
7.5 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
4.6%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,282
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
2,983.8
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
6.1 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Chorzów
Chorzów is a densely populated (2,984/km²) city at the heart of the Silesian conurbation, home to about 104,000 residents. It serves as a regional recreation and cultural hub thanks to Silesia Park, one of Europe's largest urban parks. Chorzów's main advantage is exceptional access to green space: 76.1 m² per inhabitant (85th percentile), driven by the vast Silesia Park with its planetarium, zoo and Silesian Stadium. The demographic structure is also favourable, with a moderate old-age dependency ratio of 32.5 (85th percentile). Weaknesses include a limited cinema offering (1 cinema, 3rd percentile), minimal river area (1 ha, 5th percentile) and wastewater coverage at just 86.7% (5th percentile). Modern transport infrastructure is lacking (0 km of bus lanes, 0 Park & Ride lots), and a natural increase of -8.06 per 1,000 signals strong ageing and population outflow. Gross wages of PLN 7,520 (87% of the national average) and housing prices of PLN 6,094/m² keep Chorzów affordable, but the proximity of stronger regional hubs (Katowice, Gliwice) limits its standalone appeal. The city suits those seeking affordable housing right next to the agglomeration's green oasis.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the reading from 1 monitoring station in Chorzów.
5.7 µg/m³
8.3 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:20 PM
Demographics of Chorzów
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Chorzów based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Chorzów
- Men49,461 · 47.5%
- Women54,732 · 52.5%
Dependency ratios in Chorzów
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · 2024
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · 2024
Old-age dependency ratio
% · 2024
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · 2024
Vital events in Chorzów
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Chorzów based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,415
people · 2024
Marriages
382
marriages · 2024
Labour market in Chorzów
Salaries in Chorzów compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Chorzów
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Chorzów vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Chorzów
4.6%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
14.7%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Chorzów
97
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
272
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Chorzów
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Chorzów.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Chorzów
New businesses
893
entities · 2025
Deregistered
639
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,282
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
215.9
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
15%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Chorzów
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in Chorzów
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Chorzów.
Apartment price / m² in Chorzów
6.1 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Chorzów
0.81
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
4.9
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Chorzów.
Education in Chorzów
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Chorzów based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
10,302
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
2,330
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
1,624
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women5,515
- Men4,787
Transport & infrastructure in Chorzów
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Chorzów based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
45,096
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 432.8
Environment and quality of life in Chorzów
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Chorzów.
Green areas per capita
76.1
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
15
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
70.5
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
22.72%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 1Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
5.7 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
8.19 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
11.31 µg/m³
PM10 now
8.3 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
12.05 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
15.7 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
0
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
Traffic-related pollution
NO₂ now
29.3 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
28.35 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
19.77 µg/m³
Chorzów in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Chorzów benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Chorzów
Registered unemployment rate in Chorzów
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Chorzów
Population of Chorzów
Apartment price per m² in Chorzów
All indicators - Chorzów
Population of Chorzów
people · year 2021
104,193
Number of men in Chorzów
people · year 2021
49,461
Number of women in Chorzów
people · year 2021
54,732
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
2,983.8
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-11.7
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,695
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
68.4
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
40.8
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
147.9
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
32.5%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.09
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
14.15
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-8.06
Total deaths in Chorzów
people · year 2024
1,415
Marriages registered in Chorzów
marriages · year 2024
382
Avg. gross salary in Chorzów
year 2024
7.5 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Chorzów
% · year 2025
4.6%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
272
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
458.1
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
0.6%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
0.8%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
0.4%
Job offers at year-end in Chorzów
offers · year 2025
97
Job offers during the year in Chorzów
offers · year 2025
1,581
Work accidents in Chorzów
accidents · year 2024
256
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
6.09
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
14.7%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
88.08%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
87.13%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,282
Newly registered businesses in Chorzów
entities · year 2025
893
Deregistered businesses in Chorzów
entities · year 2025
639
REGON entities in Chorzów
entities · year 2025
893
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
128
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
215.9
Foreign-capital companies in Chorzów
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
15%
Agri-food sector entities in Chorzów
entities · year 2025
53
Business net change in Chorzów
entities · year 2025
254
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
39.75%
Enterprise investment outlays in Chorzów
year 2024
883.3 M PLN
Higher-education students in Chorzów
people · year 2024
10,302
Female higher-ed students in Chorzów
people · year 2024
5,515
Male higher-ed students in Chorzów
people · year 2024
4,787
Higher-education graduates in Chorzów
people · year 2024
2,330
Preschool-age children in Chorzów
people · year 2024
1,624
Registered passenger cars in Chorzów
vehicles · year 2024
45,096
Apartment price / m² in Chorzów
year 2024
6.1 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
4.9
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
48.9
Housing affordability in Chorzów
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.81
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.04
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
9.1%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
76.1
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
15
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
70.5
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
22.72%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
21%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
6.8%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
226.85
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
0.2
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0