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City profile: Koszalin

Map of Koszalin

Overview of Koszalin

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

Population

105,883

people · 2021

Avg. gross salary

7.9 K PLN

2024

Unemployment rate

5.4%

% · 2025

Businesses per 10k

1,851

entities / 10k · 2025

Population density

990.6

ppl / km² · 2025

Apartment price / m²

7.3 K PLN / m²

2024

About - Koszalin

Koszalin, with about 106,000 residents in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, is the administrative and academic centre of Central Pomerania, just 12 km from the Baltic. Strengths: full sewage coverage (100% on wastewater treatment, 97th percentile), high forest cover of 34.7% (95th percentile), low violent crime (0.29 per 1,000, 92nd percentile) and a solid business density of 1,827 REGON entities per 10,000 (80th percentile). A rich cultural offer (6 museums, 3 cinemas, 7 cultural centres) and 115.6 km of bike paths make it a friendly city. Gross wages of PLN 7,872 (91% of the national average) and unemployment of 5.4% are moderate. Weaknesses: no bus lanes and no Park & Ride lots (17th percentile), high property crime (20.05 per 1,000, 9th percentile), only 2 stadiums (18th percentile) and elevated road fatalities (2.85 per 100,000, 20th percentile). Demographics are a challenge (natural increase of -5.92/1,000) and Koszalin remains a relatively modest tourist hub (460 tourists per 1,000) despite Baltic proximity. The city combines strong environmental infrastructure with moderate wages and access to seaside resorts (Mielno, Sarbinowo).

Latest available air-quality reading

Latest available air-quality reading

Good air qualitySource: GIOŚ

The result is based on the weakest reading among 3 air monitoring stations in Koszalin.

PM10

21 µg/m³

Last updated

07/31/2026, 05:22 AM

Demographics of Koszalin

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

Gender split in Koszalin

  • Men49,940 · 47.2%
  • Women55,943 · 52.8%

Dependency ratios in Koszalin

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

79

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

50.7

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2025

41%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2025

-6.5

Vital events in Koszalin

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

Total deaths

1,223

people · 2025

Marriages

367

marriages · 2025

Births / 1k5.45 per 1k people
Deaths / 1k11.66 per 1k people
Natural increase / 1k-6.21 per 1k people

Labour market in Koszalin

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

Salary benchmark - Koszalin

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

Registered unemployment in Koszalin

5.4%

% · 2025

Salary growth YoY

15.29%

% · 2024

Job offers at year-end in Koszalin

96

offers · 2025

Employed per 1k residents

333

ppl / 1k · 2021

Business activity in Koszalin

REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Koszalin.

Registrations vs deregistrations - Koszalin

New businesses

1,123

entities · 2025

Deregistered

929

entities · 2025

New businessesDeregistered
Net change+194

REGON entities per 10k residents

1,851

entities / 10k · 2025

REGON entities per 1k working-age

331.4

entities / 1k working-age · 2025

Sole props / working-age

23.9%

% · 2025

Foreign-capital companies in Koszalin

1

entity · 2025

Real estate in Koszalin

Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Koszalin.

Apartment price / m² in Koszalin

7.3 K PLN / m²

2024

Housing affordability in Koszalin

0.93

months of salary / m² · 2024

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

3.7

dwellings / 1k people · 2025

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

Education in Koszalin

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

Higher-ed students

4,150

people · 2024

Higher-ed graduates

874

people · 2024

Preschool-age children

1,649

people · 2025

Students by gender

  • Women2,070
  • Men2,080

Transport & infrastructure in Koszalin

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

Passenger cars

58,181

vehicles · 2024

Cars / 1k residents: 549.5

Environment and quality of life in Koszalin

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

Green areas per capita

40.2

m² / person · 2024

Municipal green areas per capita

8.8

m² / person · 2024

Parks & squares per capita

12.6

m² / person · 2024

Green-areas share of total area

4.01%

% · 2024

Air quality

· Monitoring stations: 3

Particulate matter

PM2.5 30d avg

7.99 µg/m³

PM10

21 µg/m³

Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.

PM10 24h avg

21.03 µg/m³

PM10 30d avg

15.33 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

7.9 µg/m³

Pollution most often linked to road traffic.

NO₂ 24h avg

9.42 µg/m³

NO₂ 30d avg

14.34 µg/m³

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 05:22 AMSource: GIOŚ

Koszalin in numbers over time

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

Average gross salary in Koszalin

Registered unemployment rate in Koszalin

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Koszalin

Population of Koszalin

Apartment price per m² in Koszalin

All indicators - Koszalin

Population of Koszalin

people · year 2021

105,883

Number of men in Koszalin

people · year 2021

49,940

Number of women in Koszalin

people · year 2021

55,943

Population density

ppl / km² · year 2025

990.6

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · year 2025

-6.5

Urban-area population density

ppl / km² · year 2014

4,289

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025

79

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025

50.7

Post- per pre-working-age

ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2025

178.5

Old-age dependency ratio

% · year 2025

41%

Live births per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

5.45

Deaths per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

11.66

Natural increase per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

-6.21

Total deaths in Koszalin

people · year 2025

1,223

Marriages registered in Koszalin

marriages · year 2025

367

Avg. gross salary in Koszalin

year 2024

7.9 K PLN

Registered unemployment in Koszalin

% · year 2025

5.4%

Employed per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · year 2021

333

Employed per 1k working-age

ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021

586.1

Unemployed / working-age

% · year 2025

1.6%

Unemployed women / working-age women

% · year 2025

1.5%

Unemployed men / working-age men

% · year 2025

1.6%

Job offers at year-end in Koszalin

offers · year 2025

96

Job offers during the year in Koszalin

offers · year 2025

2,480

Work accidents in Koszalin

accidents · year 2024

410

Accidents per 1k employed

ppl / 1k employed · year 2024

8.72

Salary growth YoY

% · year 2024

15.29%

Salary vs voivodeship

% · year 2024

98.07%

Salary vs Poland

% · year 2024

91.22%

REGON entities per 10k residents

entities / 10k · year 2025

1,851

Newly registered businesses in Koszalin

entities · year 2025

1,123

Deregistered businesses in Koszalin

entities · year 2025

929

REGON entities in Koszalin

entities · year 2025

1,123

REGON entities per 1k residents

entities / 1k · year 2025

185

REGON entities per 1k working-age

entities / 1k working-age · year 2025

331.4

Foreign-capital companies in Koszalin

entity · year 2025

1

Sole props / working-age

% · year 2025

23.9%

Agri-food sector entities in Koszalin

entities · year 2025

97

Business net change in Koszalin

entities · year 2025

194

Business net-change rate

% · year 2025

20.88%

Enterprise investment outlays in Koszalin

year 2024

498.3 M PLN

Higher-education students in Koszalin

people · year 2024

4,150

Female higher-ed students in Koszalin

people · year 2024

2,070

Male higher-ed students in Koszalin

people · year 2024

2,080

Higher-education graduates in Koszalin

people · year 2024

874

Preschool-age children in Koszalin

people · year 2025

1,649

Registered passenger cars in Koszalin

vehicles · year 2024

58,181

Apartment price / m² in Koszalin

year 2024

7.3 K PLN / m²

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

dwellings / 1k people · year 2025

3.7

Dwellings completed / 10k residents

dwellings / 10k people · year 2025

36.9

Housing affordability in Koszalin

months of salary / m² · year 2024

0.93

New office buildings / 1k residents

buildings / 1k people · year 2025

0

New retail-service buildings / 1k

buildings / 1k people · year 2025

0.02

Local-govt investment-spend share

% · year 2024

7.6%

Green areas per capita

m² / person · year 2024

40.2

Municipal green areas per capita

m² / person · year 2024

8.8

Parks & squares per capita

m² / person · year 2024

12.6

Green-areas share of total area

% · year 2024

4.01%

Parks & squares share of total area

% · year 2024

1.3%

Forestation share (forest area / total area)

% · year 2025

34.3%

Forest area, total

ha · year 2025

3,621.54

Forest area per capita

ar / person · year 2025

3.5

Afforestation, total area

ha · year 2025

0

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Strengths and weaknesses of Koszalin

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

Top 3 rankings of Koszalin

Best ranking positions of Koszalin across Poland.

  1. 1Best cities for an active lifestyle

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #3

    Rank in Poland: #14

  2. 2Best cities for culture

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #3

    Rank in Poland: #8

  3. 3Cleanest air

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #4

    Rank in Poland: #11

Strengths

  • Great conditions for an active lifestyle in Koszalin - plenty of sports and recreation spaces.

    Best cities for an active lifestyle

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #3

    Rank in Poland: #14

  • Rich cultural scene in Koszalin - theatres, museums and events on a national scale.

    Best cities for culture

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #3

    Rank in Poland: #8

  • Koszalin breathes some of the cleanest air in Poland - low PM10, PM2.5 and NO₂ levels.

    Cleanest air

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #4

    Rank in Poland: #11

Weaknesses

  • Less women-friendly conditions in Koszalin - weaker results in safety, healthcare or equality.

    Best cities for women

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #21

    Rank in Poland: #53

  • Low investment potential in Koszalin - limited capex activity by businesses and local government.

    City investment potential

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #20

    Rank in Poland: #60

  • Expensive housing in Koszalin relative to earnings - many monthly salaries per square metre.

    Most affordable housing relative to earnings

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #19

    Rank in Poland: #51

Koszalin in rankings

How does Koszalin 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

51.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#37
Rank among medium cities
#14
See details→

Cleanest air

81.5/ 100
Rank in Poland
#11
Rank among medium cities
#4
See details→

Best cities to do business in

65.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#23
Rank among medium cities
#7
See details→

Best labour market

46.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#39
Rank among medium cities
#16
See details→

Most affordable housing relative to earnings

36.3/ 100
Rank in Poland
#51
Rank among medium cities
#19
See details→

Greenest cities

60.3/ 100
Rank in Poland
#18
Rank among medium cities
#8
See details→

City investment potential

21.3/ 100
Rank in Poland
#60
Rank among medium cities
#20
See details→

Most demographically stable cities

52.6/ 100
Rank in Poland
#33
Rank among medium cities
#11
See details→

Best cities for families

48.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#46
Rank among medium cities
#17
See details→

Best cities for students and education

53.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#29
Rank among medium cities
#12
See details→

Wealthiest cities

53.6/ 100
Rank in Poland
#32
Rank among medium cities
#13
See details→

Safest cities

51.4/ 100
Rank in Poland
#30
Rank among medium cities
#9
See details→

Best cities for culture

72.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#8
Rank among medium cities
#3
See details→

Best cities for an active lifestyle

75.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#14
Rank among medium cities
#3
See details→

Most tourist-attractive cities

46.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#35
Rank among medium cities
#11
See details→

Best weekend cities

51.4/ 100
Rank in Poland
#31
Rank among medium cities
#9
See details→

Best cities for after-work life

62.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#11
Rank among medium cities
#4
See details→

Best cities for women's careers

50.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#37
Rank among medium cities
#17
See details→

Best cities for women

46.6/ 100
Rank in Poland
#53
Rank among medium cities
#21
See details→

Best cities for seniors

47.4/ 100
Rank in Poland
#39
Rank among medium cities
#16
See details→

Most peaceful cities to live in

52.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#25
Rank among medium cities
#11
See details→

Most bike-friendly cities

65.5/ 100
Rank in Poland
#19
Rank among medium cities
#8
See details→

Cities with the highest parking pressure

31.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#49
Rank among medium cities
#18
See details→

Most innovative cities

69.7/ 100
Rank in Poland
#21
Rank among medium cities
#7
See details→
≥ 75 - strong45–74.9 - average< 45 - weakSee all city rankings →

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

How many taxpayers routed 1.5% of their PIT to OPPs registered in Koszalin, and how the city compares with the rest of Poland.

settlement year: 2025

  • Taxpayers (1.5%)

    3.0 K

  • Total 1.5% PIT

    420.4 K PLN

  • OPPs in the city

    7

  • Avg. per OPP

    60.1 K PLN

  • Rank in Poland - amount37 / 65
  • Rank in Poland - taxpayers38 / 62

Largest OPP in Koszalin

STOWARZYSZENIE DOM MIŁOSIERDZIA

Taxpayers (1.5%)
1.5 K
Total 1.5% PIT
180.9 K PLN
Open the organisation profile→

1.5% PIT history - Koszalin

settlement yearTaxpayers (1.5%)Total 1.5% PITOPPs in the cityAvg. per OPP
20253.0 K420.4 K PLN760.1 K PLN
20243.1 K426.7 K PLN761.0 K PLN
20232.5 K327.6 K PLN654.6 K PLN
20225.9 K489.8 K PLN681.6 K PLN
20214.1 K346.0 K PLN749.4 K PLN
20204.8 K446.9 K PLN589.4 K PLN
20196.3 K556.6 K PLN5111.3 K PLN
20185.1 K420.6 K PLN670.1 K PLN
20170354.1 K PLN488.5 K PLN
20160190.4 K PLN447.6 K PLN
20150151.0 K PLN437.7 K PLN
2014018.0 K PLN29.0 K PLN
2013054.5 K PLN318.2 K PLN
201208.6 K PLN24.3 K PLN
20110978.35 PLN1978.35 PLN

Source: list of organisations entitled to receive 1.5% PIT (Polish National Freedom Institute / KRS).

Comparison - Koszalin vs another city

Key indicators of Koszalin side by side with a city of your choice. We default to the city with the closest population.

Percentage difference (Koszalin minus peer)

Positive values mean the indicator is higher in Koszalin; negative values mean higher in the peer city.

IndicatorKoszalinTarnówDifference
Population105,883106,259
−376
−0.4%
Population density990.61,398.1
−407.5
−29.1%
Avg. gross salary7.9 K PLN8.4 K PLN
−574.58 PLN
−6.8%
Unemployment rate5.4%5%
+0.4%
+8%
REGON / 10k1,8511,335
+516
+38.7%
Apartment price / m²7.3 K PLN / m²6.3 K PLN / m²
+1.1 K PLN / m²
+17%
Green areas / capita40.245.4
−5.2
−11.5%
Housing affordability0.930.74
+0.19
+25.7%

Newest entities in Koszalin

Fresh registrations from the last few days — companies, associations, foundations and cooperatives.

Companies

3

  • Rondor Group Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    31 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001257453
    PKD:
    4664Z

  • RES Project 41 Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    31 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001257737
    PKD:
    3516Z

  • RES Project 43 Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowidzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    31 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001257947
    PKD:
    3516Z

Associations

3

  • Stowarzyszenie Kochaj Ludzi

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    21 May 2026
    KRS:
    0001241857

  • Globlal Physique Organization Poland

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    12 May 2026
    KRS:
    0001241020

  • Międzyszkolny Koszaliński KLUB Sportowy ŻAK

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    23 Apr 2026
    KRS:
    0001237812
    PKD:
    9312Z

Foundations

3

  • Fundacja Uważnie

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    23 Apr 2026
    KRS:
    0001236983

  • Fundacja Sonicarte

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    8 Apr 2026
    KRS:
    0001234812

  • Fundacja Małgorzaty Hołub - Kowalik

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    5 Mar 2026
    KRS:
    0001227733

Cooperatives

3

  • Spółdzielnia Socjalna NOWY Start

    Spółdzielnia

    Registered on:
    15 Jun 2026
    KRS:
    0001248121
    PKD:
    8121Z

  • Spółdzielnia Energetyczna Stare Bielice 1

    Spółdzielnia

    Registered on:
    12 Feb 2026
    KRS:
    0001223509
    PKD:
    3512F

  • Spółdzielnia Energetyczna Stare Bielice 2

    Spółdzielnia

    Registered on:
    12 Feb 2026
    KRS:
    0001223351
    PKD:
    3512F
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