City profile: Gdynia

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Overview of Gdynia

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

Population

245,222

people · 2021

Avg. gross salary

9.0 K PLN

2024

Unemployment rate

2.8%

% · 2025

Businesses per 10k

2,079

entities / 10k · 2025

Population density

609.7

ppl / km² · 2025

Apartment price / m²

11.8 K PLN / m²

2024

About - Gdynia

Gdynia, with about 245,000 residents in Pomeranian Voivodeship, is the modern part of the Tricity — a city built in interwar Poland as the country's first open-Baltic seaport. Strengths: 6 Park & Ride lots (94th percentile) point to a mature intermodal-transport policy; a business density of 2,020 REGON entities per 10,000 (89th percentile) and 3,576 newly registered businesses (86th percentile) reflect strong entrepreneurship. High library readership (51,748 readers, 86th percentile), low unemployment (2.8%, 85th percentile) and gross wages of PLN 8,999 (104% of the national average) round out an attractive profile. Weak areas: cycling density of just 22.3 km per 100 km² (2nd percentile) — an embarrassing showing for a coastal metro. High housing prices of PLN 11,757/m² (9th percentile) and an affordability ratio of 1.31 (5th percentile) make Gdynia one of Poland's most expensive housing markets. A modest cultural base (2 cultural centres, 11th percentile) and elevated property crime (19.61 per 1,000, 12th percentile) round out the challenges. Gdynia offers high wages, dynamic business and intermodal transport — at the cost of luxury-tier housing and a limited cultural-recreational offer.

Strengths and weaknesses of Gdynia

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

Top 3 rankings of Gdynia

Best ranking positions of Gdynia across Poland.

Strengths

Gdynia offers business-friendly conditions - high company density and strong new-registration flow.
Best cities to do business in
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #7
Parking is relatively easy in Gdynia - modest parking pressure compared with peers.
Cities with the highest parking pressure
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #8
Rank in Poland: #48
Safe academic city - Gdynia offers students good conditions to live and study.
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Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants):

Weaknesses

Expensive housing in Gdynia relative to earnings - many monthly salaries per square metre.
Most affordable housing relative to earnings
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #9
Rank in Poland: #65
Less women-friendly conditions in Gdynia - weaker results in safety, healthcare or equality.
Best cities for women
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #8
Rank in Poland: #51
Weak academic base in Gdynia - few students and limited university offer.
Best cities for students and education

Air quality today

Very good air qualitySource: GIOŚ

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

PM2.5 now

9.1 µg/m³

PM10 now

12.7 µg/m³

Last updated

05/21/2026, 09:20 PM

Demographics of Gdynia

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

Gender split in Gdynia

Men115,476 · 47.1%
Women129,746 · 52.9%

Dependency ratios in Gdynia

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

73.4

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

46.9

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2025

38.2%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2025

-5.7

Vital events in Gdynia

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

Total deaths

2,533

people · 2025

Marriages

961

marriages · 2025

Births / 1k5.67 per 1k people

Deaths / 1k10.58 per 1k people

Natural increase / 1k-4.91 per 1k people

Labour market in Gdynia

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

Salary benchmark - Gdynia

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

Registered unemployment in Gdynia

2.8%

% · 2025

Salary growth YoY

14.05%

% · 2024

Job offers at year-end in Gdynia

131

offers · 2025

Employed per 1k residents

308

ppl / 1k · 2021

Business activity in Gdynia

REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Gdynia.

Registrations vs deregistrations - Gdynia

New businesses

3,576

entities · 2025

Deregistered

2,287

entities · 2025

New businessesDeregistered

Net change+1,289

REGON entities per 10k residents

2,079

entities / 10k · 2025

REGON entities per 1k working-age

360.5

entities / 1k working-age · 2025

Sole props / working-age

24.8%

% · 2025

Foreign-capital companies in Gdynia

entities · 2025

Real estate in Gdynia

Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Gdynia.

Apartment price / m² in Gdynia

11.8 K PLN / m²

2024

Housing affordability in Gdynia

1.31

months of salary / m² · 2024

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

3.6

dwellings / 1k people · 2025

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

Education in Gdynia

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

Higher-ed students

11,081

people · 2024

Higher-ed graduates

2,784

people · 2024

Preschool-age children

3,582

people · 2025

Students by gender

Women4,773
Men6,308

Transport & infrastructure in Gdynia

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

Passenger cars

138,680

vehicles · 2024

Cars / 1k residents: 565.5

Environment and quality of life in Gdynia

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

Green areas per capita

40.2

m² / person · 2024

Municipal green areas per capita

6.2

m² / person · 2024

Parks & squares per capita

m² / person · 2024

Green-areas share of total area

2.46%

% · 2024

Air quality

· Monitoring stations: 1

Particulate matter

PM2.5 now

9.1 µg/m³

Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.

PM2.5 24h avg

13.81 µg/m³

PM2.5 30d avg

11.78 µg/m³

PM10 now

12.7 µg/m³

Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.

PM10 24h avg

18.35 µg/m³

PM10 30d avg

18.21 µg/m³

High PM10 days (30d)

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

Traffic-related pollution

NO₂ now

3.3 µg/m³

Pollution most often linked to road traffic.

NO₂ 24h avg

29.26 µg/m³

NO₂ 30d avg

9.55 µg/m³

Last updated: 05/21/2026, 09:20 PMSource: GIOŚ

Gdynia in numbers over time

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

Average gross salary in Gdynia

Registered unemployment rate in Gdynia

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Gdynia

Population of Gdynia

Apartment price per m² in Gdynia

Gdynia in rankings

How does Gdynia 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

51.0/ 100

Rank in Poland: #44
Rank among large cities: #6

settlement year	Taxpayers (1.5%)	Total 1.5% PIT	OPPs in the city	Avg. per OPP
2025	17.6 K	2.7 M PLN	24	112.4 K PLN
2024	12.6 K	1.9 M PLN	21	89.0 K PLN
2023	8.7 K	1.3 M PLN	19	68.2 K PLN
2022	10.6 K	803.0 K PLN	18	44.6 K PLN
2021	14.0 K	874.2 K PLN	16	54.6 K PLN
2020	12.1 K	764.2 K PLN	18	42.5 K PLN
2019	9.2 K	760.3 K PLN	18	42.2 K PLN
2018	3.6 K

Indicator	Gdynia	Częstochowa	Difference
Population	245,222	213,107	+32,115 +15.1%
Population density	609.7	1,261.2	−651.5 −51.7%
Avg. gross salary	9.0 K PLN	7.8 K PLN	+1.2 K PLN +14.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.4%	−1.6% −36.4%
REGON / 10k	2,079	1,445	+634 +43.9%
Apartment price / m²	11.8 K PLN / m²	6.7 K PLN / m²	+5.1 K PLN / m² +76.2%
Green areas / capita	40.2	36.5	+3.7 +10.1%
Housing affordability	1.31	0.85	+0.46 +54.1%

City profile: Gdynia

Overview of Gdynia

About - Gdynia

Top 3 rankings of Gdynia

Strengths

Weaknesses

Demographics of Gdynia

Gender split in Gdynia

Dependency ratios in Gdynia

Vital events in Gdynia

Labour market in Gdynia

Salary benchmark - Gdynia

Business activity in Gdynia

Registrations vs deregistrations - Gdynia

Real estate in Gdynia

Education in Gdynia

Students by gender

Transport & infrastructure in Gdynia

Environment and quality of life in Gdynia

Air quality

Particulate matter

Traffic-related pollution

Gdynia in numbers over time

Average gross salary in Gdynia

Registered unemployment rate in Gdynia

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Gdynia

Population of Gdynia

Apartment price per m² in Gdynia

Gdynia in rankings

Best cities to live in Poland

Cleanest air

Best cities to do business in

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Most affordable housing relative to earnings

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City investment potential

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Public-benefit organisations (OPP) and 1.5% PIT - Gdynia

Largest OPP in Gdynia

1.5% PIT history - Gdynia

Comparison - Gdynia vs another city

Percentage difference (Gdynia minus peer)

All indicators - Gdynia

Companies

Agropak Global Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

PV Jurcz Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

Intercer Poland Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

Associations

Stowarzyszenie Sympatyków Szkoły Podstawowej NR 34 w Gdyni

Stowarzyszenie Aktywności Fizycznej Baltica

Stowarzyszenie TU SIĘ Rośnie

Foundations

Fundacja Przestrzeń Tańca Turska & Ramos

Fundacja dla Siebie

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