City profile: Katowice
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Largest companies registered in Katowice by revenue and net profit
Overview of Katowice
Snapshot of key indicators for Katowice in the most recent year available.
Population
285,711
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
10.1 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
1.5%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
2,096
entities / 10k · 2025
Population density
1,684.1
ppl / km² · 2025
Apartment price / m²
8.9 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Katowice
Katowice, with about 286,000 residents and the capital of Silesian Voivodeship and the Upper-Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis, is the business, finance and convention centre of southern Poland (including the International Congress Centre). Strengths are impressive: a record 606 employed persons per 1,000 inhabitants (100th percentile), the lowest unemployment in the country at 1.5% (98th percentile), gross wages of PLN 10,052 (116% of the national average, 92nd percentile), business density of 2,035 REGON entities per 10,000, and 40% forest cover (98th percentile) — Katowice is a surprisingly green metropolis with 136 ha of lakes (94th percentile, including Bolina and Hubertus). A rich cultural offer (8 museums, 7 cinemas, 24 cultural centres, 56,654 library readers) and high investment outlays of PLN 3.4 billion. Weaknesses: high property crime at 22.62 per 1,000 (2nd percentile), low wage growth of 10.39% (5th percentile), high deregistration count (2,775, 11th percentile) and overall crime of 41.41 per 1,000. Housing prices of PLN 8,863/m² (15th percentile) are moderate, but urban-greenery density of 35.8 m² (20th percentile) is modest for a metro. Katowice offers an exceptional combination of labour market, forests and institutions — with property crime as the main challenge.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 2 air monitoring stations in Katowice.
7.95 µg/m³
16.45 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 10:10 PM
Demographics of Katowice
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Katowice based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Katowice
- Men134,884 · 47.2%
- Women150,827 · 52.8%
Dependency ratios in Katowice
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 Katowice
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Katowice based on GUS data.
Total deaths
3,461
people · 2025
Marriages
1,242
marriages · 2025
Labour market in Katowice
Salaries in Katowice compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Katowice
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Katowice vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Katowice
1.5%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
10.39%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Katowice
137
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
606
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Katowice
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Katowice.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Katowice
New businesses
4,235
entities · 2025
Deregistered
2,775
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
2,096
entities / 10k · 2025
REGON entities per 1k working-age
361.2
entities / 1k working-age · 2025
Sole props / working-age
21%
% · 2025
Foreign-capital companies in Katowice
3
entities · 2025
Real estate in Katowice
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Katowice.
Apartment price / m² in Katowice
8.9 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Katowice
0.88
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
8.4
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Katowice.
Education in Katowice
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Katowice based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
50,321
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
12,162
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
4,210
people · 2025
Students by gender
- Women32,753
- Men17,568
Transport & infrastructure in Katowice
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Katowice based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
202,865
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 710
Environment and quality of life in Katowice
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Katowice.
Green areas per capita
35.8
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
10.9
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
23.3
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
6.06%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 2Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
7.95 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
10.92 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
13.86 µg/m³
PM10 now
16.45 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
22.57 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
22.78 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
4
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
Traffic-related pollution
NO₂ now
31.1 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
29.4 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
22.74 µg/m³
Katowice in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Katowice benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Katowice
Registered unemployment rate in Katowice
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Katowice
Population of Katowice
Apartment price per m² in Katowice
All indicators - Katowice
Population of Katowice
people · year 2021
285,711
Number of men in Katowice
people · year 2021
134,884
Number of women in Katowice
people · year 2021
150,827
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2025
1,684.1
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2025
-5.3
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,329
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
72.3
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
47.2
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2025
188.1
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2025
37.7%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
6.02
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
12.45
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
-6.44
Total deaths in Katowice
people · year 2025
3,461
Marriages registered in Katowice
marriages · year 2025
1,242
Avg. gross salary in Katowice
year 2024
10.1 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Katowice
% · year 2025
1.5%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
606
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
1,025.4
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2025
0.4%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2025
0.4%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2025
0.4%
Job offers at year-end in Katowice
offers · year 2025
137
Job offers during the year in Katowice
offers · year 2025
4,673
Work accidents in Katowice
accidents · year 2024
1,213
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.75
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
10.39%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
117.73%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
116.47%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2025
2,096
Newly registered businesses in Katowice
entities · year 2025
4,235
Deregistered businesses in Katowice
entities · year 2025
2,775
REGON entities in Katowice
entities · year 2025
4,235
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2025
210
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2025
361.2
Foreign-capital companies in Katowice
entities · year 2025
3
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2025
21%
Agri-food sector entities in Katowice
entities · year 2025
299
Business net change in Katowice
entities · year 2025
1,460
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
52.61%
Enterprise investment outlays in Katowice
year 2024
3.4 B PLN
Higher-education students in Katowice
people · year 2024
50,321
Female higher-ed students in Katowice
people · year 2024
32,753
Male higher-ed students in Katowice
people · year 2024
17,568
Higher-education graduates in Katowice
people · year 2024
12,162
Preschool-age children in Katowice
people · year 2025
4,210
Registered passenger cars in Katowice
vehicles · year 2024
202,865
Apartment price / m² in Katowice
year 2024
8.9 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
8.4
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
84
Housing affordability in Katowice
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.88
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.03
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
14.2%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
35.8
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
10.9
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
23.3
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
6.06%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
3.9%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2025
40%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2025
6,586.88
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2025
2.4
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2025
0
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