City profile: Gdańsk
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Largest companies registered in Gdańsk by revenue and net profit
Overview of Gdańsk
Snapshot of key indicators for Gdańsk in the most recent year available.
Population
486,022
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
10.1 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
3%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
2,127
entities / 10k · 2025
Population density
716.5
ppl / km² · 2025
Apartment price / m²
12.3 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Gdańsk
Gdańsk, with about 486,000 residents and the capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship, is a historic Baltic port, birthplace of Solidarność and one of Poland's most dynamic economic centres. Its strengths are impressive: the largest housing-construction scale in the country (11.8 dwellings per 1,000, 98th percentile), huge investment outlays of PLN 7.89 billion (97th percentile), 29 museums (97th percentile), 169 accommodation establishments (97th percentile), 9 cinemas (95th percentile) and 3,088 tourists per 1,000 residents (95th percentile) — Gdańsk is the Baltic tourism metropolis. Gross wages of PLN 10,107 (117% of the national average) and unemployment of 3.0% confirm a strong labour market, and 2,053 REGON entities per 10,000 indicate a rich business ecosystem. Weak areas: high housing prices of PLN 12,266/m² (5th percentile) and an affordability ratio of 1.21 (9th percentile) limit homeownership access. High property crime (22.45 per 1,000, 3rd percentile), 4,436 deregistered entities (8th percentile) and only 87.3% wastewater coverage (8th percentile) are improvement zones. Cycling density of 33.4 km per 100 km² (11th percentile) is modest for a modern city. Gdańsk is a dynamic and attractive hub for business and tourists, though still wrestling with housing affordability and property security.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 6 air monitoring stations in Gdańsk.
8.46 µg/m³
15.18 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:20 PM
Demographics of Gdańsk
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Gdańsk based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Gdańsk
- Men230,161 · 47.4%
- Women255,861 · 52.6%
Dependency ratios in Gdańsk
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · 2025
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · 2025
Old-age dependency ratio
% · 2025
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · 2025
Vital events in Gdańsk
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Gdańsk based on GUS data.
Total deaths
4,766
people · 2025
Marriages
2,323
marriages · 2025
Labour market in Gdańsk
Salaries in Gdańsk compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Gdańsk
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Gdańsk vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Gdańsk
3%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
13.36%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Gdańsk
568
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
372
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Gdańsk
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Gdańsk.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Gdańsk
New businesses
8,410
entities · 2025
Deregistered
4,436
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
2,127
entities / 10k · 2025
REGON entities per 1k working-age
354.6
entities / 1k working-age · 2025
Sole props / working-age
24.3%
% · 2025
Foreign-capital companies in Gdańsk
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in Gdańsk
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Gdańsk.
Apartment price / m² in Gdańsk
12.3 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Gdańsk
1.21
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
11.8
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Gdańsk.
Education in Gdańsk
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Gdańsk based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
69,798
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
15,340
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
9,701
people · 2025
Students by gender
- Women41,855
- Men27,943
Transport & infrastructure in Gdańsk
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Gdańsk based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
281,486
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 579.2
Environment and quality of life in Gdańsk
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Gdańsk.
Green areas per capita
53.1
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
9.7
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
21.4
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
3.8%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 6Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
8.46 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
11.56 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
11.87 µg/m³
PM10 now
15.18 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
17.4 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
19.07 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
22.36 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
23.07 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
20.15 µg/m³
Gdańsk in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Gdańsk benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Gdańsk
Registered unemployment rate in Gdańsk
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Gdańsk
Population of Gdańsk
Apartment price per m² in Gdańsk
All indicators - Gdańsk
Population of Gdańsk
people · year 2021
486,022
Number of men in Gdańsk
people · year 2021
230,161
Number of women in Gdańsk
people · year 2021
255,861
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2025
716.5
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2025
1.4
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,581
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
66.7
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
38.9
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2025
140.3
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2025
32%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
7.63
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
9.74
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
-2.12
Total deaths in Gdańsk
people · year 2025
4,766
Marriages registered in Gdańsk
marriages · year 2025
2,323
Avg. gross salary in Gdańsk
year 2024
10.1 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Gdańsk
% · year 2025
3%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
372
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
618.3
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2025
1%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2025
1%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2025
0.9%
Job offers at year-end in Gdańsk
offers · year 2025
568
Job offers during the year in Gdańsk
offers · year 2025
12,729
Work accidents in Gdańsk
accidents · year 2024
1,104
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.33
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
13.36%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
117.25%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
117.11%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2025
2,127
Newly registered businesses in Gdańsk
entities · year 2025
8,410
Deregistered businesses in Gdańsk
entities · year 2025
4,436
REGON entities in Gdańsk
entities · year 2025
8,410
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2025
213
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2025
354.6
Foreign-capital companies in Gdańsk
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2025
24.3%
Agri-food sector entities in Gdańsk
entities · year 2025
365
Business net change in Gdańsk
entities · year 2025
3,974
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
89.59%
Enterprise investment outlays in Gdańsk
year 2024
7.9 B PLN
Higher-education students in Gdańsk
people · year 2024
69,798
Female higher-ed students in Gdańsk
people · year 2024
41,855
Male higher-ed students in Gdańsk
people · year 2024
27,943
Higher-education graduates in Gdańsk
people · year 2024
15,340
Preschool-age children in Gdańsk
people · year 2025
9,701
Registered passenger cars in Gdańsk
vehicles · year 2024
281,486
Apartment price / m² in Gdańsk
year 2024
12.3 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
11.8
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
117.5
Housing affordability in Gdańsk
months of salary / m² · year 2024
1.21
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.02
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.03
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
9.2%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
53.1
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
9.7
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
21.4
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
3.8%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
1.5%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2025
6.6%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2025
4,529.42
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2025
0.9
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2025
0
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