City profile: 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
1,827
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
997.1
ppl / km² · 2024
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).
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 3 air monitoring stations in Koszalin.
17.4 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:22 PM
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 · 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 Koszalin
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Koszalin based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,243
people · 2024
Marriages
390
marriages · 2024
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
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,827
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
326.9
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
23.6%
% · 2024
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
1,731
people · 2024
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: 3Particulate matter
PM2.5 30d avg
8.56 µg/m³
PM10 now
17.4 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
18.84 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
17.26 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
32.55 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
21.62 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
16.56 µg/m³
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 2024
997.1
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-2.6
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,289
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
79
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
50.1
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
173.7
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
40.1%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
5.91
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
11.82
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-5.92
Total deaths in Koszalin
people · year 2024
1,243
Marriages registered in Koszalin
marriages · year 2024
390
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 2024
1.3%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
1.3%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
1.3%
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 2024
1,827
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 2024
183
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
326.9
Foreign-capital companies in Koszalin
entity · year 2025
1
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
23.6%
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 2024
1,731
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 2024
34.7%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
3,658.06
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
3.5
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0