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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
2,035
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
1,693
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
8.9 K PLN / m²
2024
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
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Katowice based on the latest GUS data.
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
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Katowice based on GUS data.
Total deaths
3,706
people · 2024
Marriages
1,173
marriages · 2024
Salaries in Katowice compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
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
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Katowice.
New businesses
4,235
entities · 2025
Deregistered
2,775
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
2,035
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
349.9
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
20.1%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Katowice
3
entities · 2025
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.
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
4,392
people · 2024
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Katowice based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
202,865
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 710
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
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.
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
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Katowice benchmarked against the voivodeship.
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 2024
1,693
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-1.1
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,329
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
72
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
46.6
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
183.5
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
37%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.34
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
13.33
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-6.99
Total deaths in Katowice
people · year 2024
3,706
Marriages registered in Katowice
marriages · year 2024
1,173
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 2024
0.2%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
0.2%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
0.2%
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 2024
2,035
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 2024
204
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
349.9
Foreign-capital companies in Katowice
entities · year 2025
3
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
20.1%
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 2024
4,392
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 2024
40%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
6,583.69
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
2.4
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0

News
Katowice-based Bumech S.A. (KRS 0000291379) announced two key defence deals in October 2025: with South African OTT Technologies (MRAP vehicles) and with Sweden's Nordic Air Defence (Kreuger 100 interceptor drones). The share price rose ~20% on the day the NAD deal was announced (6 October 2025). The 2025 result closed with a PLN -153.6 m net loss, but versus the PLN -1.15 bn loss in 2024 it is a significant improvement. The main shareholder: Marcin Sutkowski (~33%).

News
At the European Economic Congress in Katowice, the new National Climate Adaptation Strategy was presented. The headline number: every PLN 1 invested in adaptation generates at least PLN 12 in savings - a signal for local governments and the insurance sector.
Key indicators of Katowice side by side with a city of your choice. We default to the city with the closest population.
Positive values mean the indicator is higher in Katowice; negative values mean higher in the peer city.
| Indicator | Katowice | Białystok | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 285,711 | 294,242 | −8,531 −2.9% |
| Population density | 1,693 | 2,843.3 | −1,150.3 −40.5% |
| Avg. gross salary | 10.1 K PLN | 8.3 K PLN | +1.8 K PLN +21.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 1.5% | 5.7% | −4.2% −73.7% |
| REGON / 10k | 2,035 | 1,485 | +550 +37% |
| Apartment price / m² | 8.9 K PLN / m² | 9.0 K PLN / m² | −153 PLN / m² −1.7% |
| Green areas / capita | 35.8 | 36.5 | −0.7 −1.9% |
| Housing affordability | 0.88 | 1.09 | −0.21 −19.3% |
How many taxpayers routed 1.5% of their PIT to OPPs registered in Katowice, and how the city compares with the rest of Poland.
Taxpayers (1.5%)
73.1 K
Total 1.5% PIT
8.2 M PLN
OPPs in the city
40
Avg. per OPP
205.6 K PLN
FUNDACJA NA RZECZ DZIECI Z PRZEPUKLINĄ OPONOWO-RDZENIOWĄ I INNYMI WADAMI ROZWOJOWYMI "SPINA"
| settlement year | Taxpayers (1.5%) | Total 1.5% PIT | OPPs in the city | Avg. per OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.1 K | 8.2 M PLN | 40 | 205.6 K PLN |
| 2024 | 44.6 K | 5.6 M PLN | 34 | 164.0 K PLN |
| 2023 | 41.3 K | 4.5 M PLN | 35 | 128.3 K PLN |
| 2022 | 51.6 K | 3.4 M PLN | 33 | 102.5 K PLN |
| 2021 | 51.7 K | 3.0 M PLN | 30 | 100.2 K PLN |
| 2020 | 55.0 K | 3.1 M PLN | 29 | 105.8 K PLN |
| 2019 | 57.9 K | 3.1 M PLN | 28 | 109.2 K PLN |
| 2018 | 60.1 K |
Source: list of organisations entitled to receive 1.5% PIT (Polish National Freedom Institute / KRS).
| 2.9 M PLN |
| 26 |
| 110.5 K PLN |
| 2017 | 0 | 3.4 M PLN | 24 | 142.2 K PLN |
| 2016 | 0 | 2.4 M PLN | 21 | 114.0 K PLN |
| 2015 | 0 | 2.8 M PLN | 20 | 137.8 K PLN |
| 2014 | 0 | 2.5 M PLN | 19 | 133.4 K PLN |
| 2013 | 0 | 2.8 M PLN | 19 | 147.8 K PLN |
| 2012 | 0 | 2.4 M PLN | 17 | 143.7 K PLN |
| 2011 | 0 | 2.1 M PLN | 11 | 188.9 K PLN |
How does Katowice 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.
Strengths and weaknesses of Katowice based on the city's position across every published Polish-city ranking.
Best ranking positions of Katowice across Poland.
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #4
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #1
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #3
High investment potential in Katowice - strong capex activity by businesses and local government.
City investment potential
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #4
Strong career environment for women in Katowice - broad employment and advancement options.
Best cities for women's careers
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #1
Katowice is a strong academic centre - many students, graduates and research staff.
Best cities for students and education
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants):
Low public-safety level in Katowice - higher crime than in other Polish cities.
Safest cities
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #9
Rank in Poland: #64
Low safety level for students in Katowice - higher risk than in other academic centres.
Safest academic cities
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants): #9
Rank in Poland: #24
Less senior-friendly conditions in Katowice - weaker access to healthcare, culture or transport.
Best cities for seniors
Rank among medium cities (200–500 thousand inhabitants):
Fresh registrations from the last few days — companies, associations, foundations and cooperatives.
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Rank in Poland: #3
Rank in Poland: #63