City profile: Kalisz
Overview of Kalisz
Snapshot of key indicators for Kalisz in the most recent year available.
Population
95,905
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
7.7 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
4.3%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,391
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
1,325.5
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
6.7 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Kalisz
Kalisz, with about 96,000 residents in Greater Poland Voivodeship, is one of Poland's oldest cities (mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD) and an important industrial centre of southern Greater Poland. Its unambiguous strength is personal safety — 100th percentile on violent crime (just 0.19 per 1,000), one of the best results in the country. A solid cultural offer with 4 museums and 3 cinemas rounds out the historic city. Gross wages of PLN 7,665 (89% of the national average) and unemployment of 4.3% are moderate, and high investment outlays of PLN 1.03 billion signal the vitality of local industry. Weaknesses: an alarming road-fatality count of 4.32 per 100,000 inhabitants (3rd percentile) — one of the worst — calls for urgent road-safety improvements. Demographically the city is ageing — natural increase of -8.17/1,000 (9th percentile) and low live births of 5.27/1,000 (17th percentile). The absence of bus lanes, limited tourism (303 per 1,000, 20th percentile) and low forest cover of 5.8% are further challenges. Kalisz offers historic heritage, personal safety and a decent cultural offer, but needs a road-safety revolution.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the reading from 1 monitoring station in Kalisz.
10 µg/m³
15.3 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:22 PM
Demographics of Kalisz
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Kalisz based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Kalisz
- Men44,574 · 46.5%
- Women51,331 · 53.5%
Dependency ratios in Kalisz
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 Kalisz
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Kalisz based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,244
people · 2024
Marriages
337
marriages · 2024
Labour market in Kalisz
Salaries in Kalisz compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Kalisz
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Kalisz vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Kalisz
4.3%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
15.82%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Kalisz
272
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
344
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Kalisz
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Kalisz.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Kalisz
New businesses
853
entities · 2025
Deregistered
575
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,391
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
250
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
17.9%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Kalisz
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in Kalisz
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Kalisz.
Apartment price / m² in Kalisz
6.7 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Kalisz
0.87
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
5.8
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Kalisz.
Education in Kalisz
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Kalisz based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
3,946
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
904
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
1,421
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women2,439
- Men1,507
Transport & infrastructure in Kalisz
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Kalisz based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
63,773
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 665
Environment and quality of life in Kalisz
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Kalisz.
Green areas per capita
46.4
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
10.5
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
18.7
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
6.16%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 1Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
10 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
15.49 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
20.25 µg/m³
PM10 now
15.3 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
20.12 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
27.33 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
2
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
Traffic-related pollution
NO₂ now
8.6 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
10.93 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
13.91 µg/m³
Kalisz in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Kalisz benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Kalisz
Registered unemployment rate in Kalisz
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Kalisz
Population of Kalisz
Apartment price per m² in Kalisz
All indicators - Kalisz
Population of Kalisz
people · year 2021
95,905
Number of men in Kalisz
people · year 2021
44,574
Number of women in Kalisz
people · year 2021
51,331
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,325.5
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-12.6
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,617
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
79.7
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
51.2
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
179.6
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
40.5%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
5.27
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
13.44
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-8.17
Total deaths in Kalisz
people · year 2024
1,244
Marriages registered in Kalisz
marriages · year 2024
337
Avg. gross salary in Kalisz
year 2024
7.7 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Kalisz
% · year 2025
4.3%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
344
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
609.4
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
1.2%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
1.3%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
1.1%
Job offers at year-end in Kalisz
offers · year 2025
272
Job offers during the year in Kalisz
offers · year 2025
2,259
Work accidents in Kalisz
accidents · year 2024
207
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
5.41
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
15.82%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
98.78%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
88.81%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,391
Newly registered businesses in Kalisz
entities · year 2025
853
Deregistered businesses in Kalisz
entities · year 2025
575
REGON entities in Kalisz
entities · year 2025
853
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
139
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
250
Foreign-capital companies in Kalisz
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
17.9%
Agri-food sector entities in Kalisz
entities · year 2025
121
Business net change in Kalisz
entities · year 2025
278
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
48.35%
Enterprise investment outlays in Kalisz
year 2024
1.0 B PLN
Higher-education students in Kalisz
people · year 2024
3,946
Female higher-ed students in Kalisz
people · year 2024
2,439
Male higher-ed students in Kalisz
people · year 2024
1,507
Higher-education graduates in Kalisz
people · year 2024
904
Preschool-age children in Kalisz
people · year 2024
1,421
Registered passenger cars in Kalisz
vehicles · year 2024
63,773
Apartment price / m² in Kalisz
year 2024
6.7 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
5.8
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
58
Housing affordability in Kalisz
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.87
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.08
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
10.5%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
46.4
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
10.5
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
18.7
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
6.16%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
2.5%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
5.8%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
405.44
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
0.4
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0