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
1,851
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
The result is based on the weakest reading among 3 air monitoring stations in Koszalin.
6.9 µg/m³
08/01/2026, 07:22 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 · 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 Koszalin
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Koszalin based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,223
people · 2025
Marriages
367
marriages · 2025
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
1,851
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: 3Particulate matter
PM2.5 30d avg
7.99 µg/m³
PM10
6.9 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
12.46 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
13.3 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
12.57 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
14.35 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 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