City profile: Kielce
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Largest companies registered in Kielce by revenue and net profit
Overview of Kielce
Snapshot of key indicators for Kielce in the most recent year available.
Population
186,894
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
8.2 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
5.3%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,759
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
1,646.5
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
8.5 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Kielce
Kielce, with about 187,000 residents and the capital of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, sits at the foothills of the Świętokrzyskie mountains and is an important trade-fair and conference centre (Targi Kielce — one of Poland's largest). Strengths include exceptional road safety — zero road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 (98th percentile), modern transit: 22.5 km of bus lanes (91st percentile), a rich tourism-accommodation offer (23.3 bed places per 1,000, 88th percentile) and a very good cultural offer (8 museums, 86th percentile, 4 cinemas, 13 cultural centres). High investment outlays of PLN 1.24 billion and gross wages of PLN 8,213 (95% of the national average) are solid. Weaknesses: relatively low green-area density (32.1 m² per inhabitant, 11th percentile), a high housing price-to-wage ratio (1.04 monthly salaries per m², 17th percentile) and an ageing society (old-age dependency 40.8, 17th percentile). Unemployment of 5.3% is higher than in regional metros. Despite this, Kielce is one of Poland's best-organised mid-sized cities, combining safe roads, good public transit and a rich tourism-cultural offer with moderate prices. An ideal place for families and the conference business.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 4 air monitoring stations in Kielce.
8.85 µg/m³
15.47 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 10:00 PM
Demographics of Kielce
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Kielce based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Kielce
- Men87,131 · 46.6%
- Women99,763 · 53.4%
Dependency ratios in Kielce
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 Kielce
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Kielce based on GUS data.
Total deaths
2,258
people · 2024
Marriages
622
marriages · 2024
Labour market in Kielce
Salaries in Kielce compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Kielce
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Kielce vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Kielce
5.3%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
16.3%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Kielce
338
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
393
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Kielce
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Kielce.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Kielce
New businesses
1,908
entities · 2025
Deregistered
1,299
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,759
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
316
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
21.3%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Kielce
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in Kielce
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Kielce.
Apartment price / m² in Kielce
8.5 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Kielce
1.04
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 Kielce.
Education in Kielce
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Kielce based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
17,316
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
4,470
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
3,041
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women10,390
- Men6,926
Transport & infrastructure in Kielce
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Kielce based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
109,535
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 586.1
Environment and quality of life in Kielce
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Kielce.
Green areas per capita
32.1
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
6.3
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
17.3
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
5.29%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 4Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
8.85 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
13.71 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
11.44 µg/m³
PM10 now
15.47 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
23.71 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
20.51 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
22.25 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
22.83 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
19.19 µg/m³
Kielce in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Kielce benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Kielce
Registered unemployment rate in Kielce
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Kielce
Population of Kielce
Apartment price per m² in Kielce
All indicators - Kielce
Population of Kielce
people · year 2021
186,894
Number of men in Kielce
people · year 2021
87,131
Number of women in Kielce
people · year 2021
99,763
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,646.5
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-9.6
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,726
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
79.6
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
51.3
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
180.9
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
40.8%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.24
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
12.46
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-6.22
Total deaths in Kielce
people · year 2024
2,258
Marriages registered in Kielce
marriages · year 2024
622
Avg. gross salary in Kielce
year 2024
8.2 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Kielce
% · year 2025
5.3%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
393
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
692.1
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
1.6%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
1.5%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
1.7%
Job offers at year-end in Kielce
offers · year 2025
338
Job offers during the year in Kielce
offers · year 2025
4,161
Work accidents in Kielce
accidents · year 2024
623
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
6.64
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
16.3%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
107.17%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
95.17%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,759
Newly registered businesses in Kielce
entities · year 2025
1,908
Deregistered businesses in Kielce
entities · year 2025
1,299
REGON entities in Kielce
entities · year 2025
1,908
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
176
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
316
Foreign-capital companies in Kielce
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
21.3%
Agri-food sector entities in Kielce
entities · year 2025
172
Business net change in Kielce
entities · year 2025
609
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
46.88%
Enterprise investment outlays in Kielce
year 2024
1.2 B PLN
Higher-education students in Kielce
people · year 2024
17,316
Female higher-ed students in Kielce
people · year 2024
10,390
Male higher-ed students in Kielce
people · year 2024
6,926
Higher-education graduates in Kielce
people · year 2024
4,470
Preschool-age children in Kielce
people · year 2024
3,041
Registered passenger cars in Kielce
vehicles · year 2024
109,535
Apartment price / m² in Kielce
year 2024
8.5 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
5.8
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
58.2
Housing affordability in Kielce
months of salary / m² · year 2024
1.04
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.04
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
9%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
32.1
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
6.3
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
17.3
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
5.29%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
2.8%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
21%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
2,306.7
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
1.3
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0