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City profile: Olsztyn

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Overview of Olsztyn

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

Population

170,225

people · 2021

Avg. gross salary

8.6 K PLN

2024

Unemployment rate

2.7%

% · 2025

Businesses per 10k

1,594

entities / 10k · 2025

Population density

1,872.7

ppl / km² · 2025

Apartment price / m²

8.4 K PLN / m²

2024

About - Olsztyn

Olsztyn, with about 170,000 residents and the capital of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, lies in the Land of the Great Masurian Lakes, at the heart of the lake district. Strengths are exceptional: the largest in-city lake area in Poland — 188 ha (100th percentile, including Ukiel, Kortowskie and Skanda), as much as 118.5 m² of greenery per inhabitant (98th percentile), full sewage coverage (100%, 98th percentile), 26.4 bed places per 1,000 (91st percentile) and 662 ha of rivers (89th percentile, the Łyna). Low unemployment of 2.7% (86th percentile), gross wages of PLN 8,613 (100% of the national average) and 24 hotels (1,246 tourists per 1,000) signal a mature tourism economy. Developed urban infrastructure: 116 km of bike paths, 16 km of bus lanes. The single notable weakness is elevated property crime (20.08 per 1,000, 8th percentile). Natural increase of -3.64/1,000 is moderate for a large city. Olsztyn is a dream city for those who value proximity to nature, lakes and forests (forestation 21.9%) without giving up big-city standards. An ideal choice for families, IT professionals and active-leisure enthusiasts.

Latest available air-quality reading

Latest available air-quality reading

Very good air qualitySource: GIOŚ

The result is based on the reading from 1 monitoring station in Olsztyn.

PM2.5

4.8 µg/m³

PM10

8.1 µg/m³

Last updated

05/21/2026, 09:20 PM

Demographics of Olsztyn

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

Gender split in Olsztyn

  • Men79,274 · 46.6%
  • Women90,951 · 53.4%

Dependency ratios in Olsztyn

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

73.4

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

44.6

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2025

35.4%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2025

-6

Vital events in Olsztyn

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

Total deaths

1,649

people · 2025

Marriages

689

marriages · 2025

Births / 1k6.23 per 1k people
Deaths / 1k9.94 per 1k people
Natural increase / 1k-3.71 per 1k people

Labour market in Olsztyn

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

Salary benchmark - Olsztyn

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

Registered unemployment in Olsztyn

2.7%

% · 2025

Salary growth YoY

16.61%

% · 2024

Job offers at year-end in Olsztyn

55

offers · 2025

Employed per 1k residents

378

ppl / 1k · 2021

Business activity in Olsztyn

REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Olsztyn.

Registrations vs deregistrations - Olsztyn

New businesses

1,600

entities · 2025

Deregistered

1,144

entities · 2025

New businessesDeregistered
Net change+456

REGON entities per 10k residents

1,594

entities / 10k · 2025

REGON entities per 1k working-age

276.4

entities / 1k working-age · 2025

Sole props / working-age

17.8%

% · 2025

Foreign-capital companies in Olsztyn

0

entities · 2025

Real estate in Olsztyn

Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Olsztyn.

Apartment price / m² in Olsztyn

8.4 K PLN / m²

2024

Housing affordability in Olsztyn

0.98

months of salary / m² · 2024

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

3.6

dwellings / 1k people · 2025

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

Education in Olsztyn

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

Higher-ed students

17,229

people · 2024

Higher-ed graduates

4,307

people · 2024

Preschool-age children

2,682

people · 2025

Students by gender

  • Women10,454
  • Men6,775

Transport & infrastructure in Olsztyn

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

Passenger cars

94,211

vehicles · 2024

Cars / 1k residents: 553.4

Environment and quality of life in Olsztyn

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

Green areas per capita

118.5

m² / person · 2024

Municipal green areas per capita

9.7

m² / person · 2024

Parks & squares per capita

22.5

m² / person · 2024

Green-areas share of total area

22.32%

% · 2024

Air quality

· Monitoring stations: 1

Particulate matter

PM2.5

4.8 µg/m³

Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.

PM2.5 24h avg

8.48 µg/m³

PM2.5 30d avg

6.2 µg/m³

PM10

8.1 µg/m³

Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.

PM10 24h avg

15.12 µg/m³

PM10 30d avg

12.64 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

5.4 µg/m³

Pollution most often linked to road traffic.

NO₂ 24h avg

12.84 µg/m³

NO₂ 30d avg

6.93 µg/m³

Last updated: 05/21/2026, 09:20 PMSource: GIOŚ

Olsztyn in numbers over time

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

Average gross salary in Olsztyn

Registered unemployment rate in Olsztyn

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Olsztyn

Population of Olsztyn

Apartment price per m² in Olsztyn

All indicators - Olsztyn

Population of Olsztyn

people · year 2021

170,225

Number of men in Olsztyn

people · year 2021

79,274

Number of women in Olsztyn

people · year 2021

90,951

Population density

ppl / km² · year 2025

1,872.7

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · year 2025

-6

Urban-area population density

ppl / km² · year 2014

4,648

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025

73.4

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025

44.6

Post- per pre-working-age

ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2025

155.1

Old-age dependency ratio

% · year 2025

35.4%

Live births per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

6.23

Deaths per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

9.94

Natural increase per 1k residents

per 1k people · year 2025

-3.71

Total deaths in Olsztyn

people · year 2025

1,649

Marriages registered in Olsztyn

marriages · year 2025

689

Avg. gross salary in Olsztyn

year 2024

8.6 K PLN

Registered unemployment in Olsztyn

% · year 2025

2.7%

Employed per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · year 2021

378

Employed per 1k working-age

ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021

640.7

Unemployed / working-age

% · year 2025

0.4%

Unemployed women / working-age women

% · year 2025

0.4%

Unemployed men / working-age men

% · year 2025

0.5%

Job offers at year-end in Olsztyn

offers · year 2025

55

Job offers during the year in Olsztyn

offers · year 2025

2,380

Work accidents in Olsztyn

accidents · year 2024

468

Accidents per 1k employed

ppl / 1k employed · year 2024

5.22

Salary growth YoY

% · year 2024

16.61%

Salary vs voivodeship

% · year 2024

114.4%

Salary vs Poland

% · year 2024

99.8%

REGON entities per 10k residents

entities / 10k · year 2025

1,594

Newly registered businesses in Olsztyn

entities · year 2025

1,600

Deregistered businesses in Olsztyn

entities · year 2025

1,144

REGON entities in Olsztyn

entities · year 2025

1,600

REGON entities per 1k residents

entities / 1k · year 2025

159

REGON entities per 1k working-age

entities / 1k working-age · year 2025

276.4

Foreign-capital companies in Olsztyn

entities · year 2025

0

Sole props / working-age

% · year 2025

17.8%

Agri-food sector entities in Olsztyn

entities · year 2025

116

Business net change in Olsztyn

entities · year 2025

456

Business net-change rate

% · year 2025

39.86%

Enterprise investment outlays in Olsztyn

year 2024

1.3 B PLN

Higher-education students in Olsztyn

people · year 2024

17,229

Female higher-ed students in Olsztyn

people · year 2024

10,454

Male higher-ed students in Olsztyn

people · year 2024

6,775

Higher-education graduates in Olsztyn

people · year 2024

4,307

Preschool-age children in Olsztyn

people · year 2025

2,682

Registered passenger cars in Olsztyn

vehicles · year 2024

94,211

Apartment price / m² in Olsztyn

year 2024

8.4 K PLN / m²

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

dwellings / 1k people · year 2025

3.6

Dwellings completed / 10k residents

dwellings / 10k people · year 2025

36.2

Housing affordability in Olsztyn

months of salary / m² · year 2024

0.98

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

5.4%

Green areas per capita

m² / person · year 2024

118.5

Municipal green areas per capita

m² / person · year 2024

9.7

Parks & squares per capita

m² / person · year 2024

22.5

Green-areas share of total area

% · year 2024

22.32%

Parks & squares share of total area

% · year 2024

4.2%

Forestation share (forest area / total area)

% · year 2025

21.9%

Forest area, total

ha · year 2025

1,932.27

Forest area per capita

ar / person · year 2025

1.2

Afforestation, total area

ha · year 2025

0

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Olsztyn's most profitable companies in 2026: around PLN 130m of top-10 profit, an agri-trade and local-distribution cluster

Olsztyn's top 10 most profitable companies generated around PLN 130m of combined net profit in 2026. The leaders: GNP Magnusson (medical equipment), Agro Sznajder (grain trading), Adrenaline.pl (sports e-commerce), Animal Pharma (veterinary) and MAG Dystrybucja (FMCG). Three of the top 10 are agri-trade companies – a signal that Olsztyn remains a regional capital of Polish agricultural distribution.

Strengths and weaknesses of Olsztyn

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

Top 3 rankings of Olsztyn

Best ranking positions of Olsztyn across Poland.

  1. 1Cleanest air

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1

    Rank in Poland: #1

  2. 2Greenest cities

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1

    Rank in Poland: #2

  3. 3Best cities for women's careers

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #2

    Rank in Poland: #7

Strengths

  • Olsztyn 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): #1

    Rank in Poland: #1

  • Olsztyn ranks among the greenest cities in Poland - high green-area per resident.

    Greenest cities

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1

    Rank in Poland: #2

  • Strong career environment for women in Olsztyn - broad employment and advancement options.

    Best cities for women's careers

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #2

    Rank in Poland: #7

Weaknesses

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

    Most affordable housing relative to earnings

    Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #22

    Rank in Poland: #60

  • Less senior-friendly conditions in Olsztyn - weaker access to healthcare, culture or transport.

    Best cities for seniors

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

    Rank in Poland: #50

  • Very high parking pressure in Olsztyn - one of the hardest cities to park in.

    Cities with the highest parking pressure

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

    Rank in Poland: #14

Olsztyn in rankings

How does Olsztyn 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

55.7/ 100
Rank in Poland
#15
Rank among medium cities
#7
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Cleanest air

97.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#1
Rank among medium cities
#1
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Best cities to do business in

54.5/ 100
Rank in Poland
#29
Rank among medium cities
#10
See details→

Best labour market

68.7/ 100
Rank in Poland
#13
Rank among medium cities
#5
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Most affordable housing relative to earnings

28.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#60
Rank among medium cities
#22
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Greenest cities

78.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#2
Rank among medium cities
#1
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City investment potential

36.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#50
Rank among medium cities
#18
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Most demographically stable cities

74.2/ 100
Rank in Poland
#14
Rank among medium cities
#4
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Best cities for families

53.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#26
Rank among medium cities
#9
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Best cities for students and education

62.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#17
Rank among medium cities
#7
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Wealthiest cities

69.2/ 100
Rank in Poland
#16
Rank among medium cities
#5
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Safest cities

49.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#32
Rank among medium cities
#10
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Best cities for culture

48.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#37
Rank among medium cities
#11
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Best cities for an active lifestyle

50.8/ 100
Rank in Poland
#30
Rank among medium cities
#10
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Most tourist-attractive cities

77.7/ 100
Rank in Poland
#15
Rank among medium cities
#3
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Best weekend cities

61.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#17
Rank among medium cities
#5
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Best cities for after-work life

51.9/ 100
Rank in Poland
#31
Rank among medium cities
#10
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Best cities for women's careers

66.4/ 100
Rank in Poland
#7
Rank among medium cities
#2
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Best cities for women

59.2/ 100
Rank in Poland
#9
Rank among medium cities
#5
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Safest academic cities

39.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#18
Rank among medium cities
#10
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Best cities for seniors

43.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#50
Rank among medium cities
#21
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Most peaceful cities to live in

56.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#15
Rank among medium cities
#7
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Most bike-friendly cities

68.0/ 100
Rank in Poland
#13
Rank among medium cities
#4
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Cities with the highest parking pressure

70.6/ 100
Rank in Poland
#14
Rank among medium cities
#3
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Most innovative cities

59.1/ 100
Rank in Poland
#28
Rank among medium cities
#10
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Public-benefit organisations (OPP) and 1.5% PIT - Olsztyn

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

settlement year: 2025

  • Taxpayers (1.5%)

    28.3 K

  • Total 1.5% PIT

    3.9 M PLN

  • OPPs in the city

    19

  • Avg. per OPP

    202.8 K PLN

  • Rank in Poland - amount21 / 65
  • Rank in Poland - taxpayers22 / 62

Largest OPP in Olsztyn

FUNDACJA "PRZYSZŁOŚĆ DLA DZIECI"

Taxpayers (1.5%)
19.2 K
Total 1.5% PIT
2.5 M PLN
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1.5% PIT history - Olsztyn

settlement yearTaxpayers (1.5%)Total 1.5% PITOPPs in the cityAvg. per OPP
202528.3 K3.9 M PLN19202.8 K PLN
202425.8 K3.1 M PLN17182.5 K PLN
202322.5 K2.5 M PLN19131.9 K PLN
202230.4 K1.9 M PLN18106.4 K PLN
202132.4 K1.8 M PLN17107.9 K PLN
202028.9 K1.7 M PLN16103.3 K PLN
201930.0 K1.6 M PLN1698.2 K PLN
201832.2 K1.6 M PLN13124.1 K PLN
201701.5 M PLN13116.9 K PLN
201601.4 M PLN13109.3 K PLN
201501.3 M PLN10133.9 K PLN
201401.2 M PLN9130.4 K PLN
201301.1 M PLN10105.2 K PLN
201201.1 M PLN8143.0 K PLN
20110884.8 K PLN7126.4 K PLN

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

Comparison - Olsztyn vs another city

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

Percentage difference (Olsztyn minus peer)

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

IndicatorOlsztynBielsko-BiałaDifference
Population170,225169,089
+1,136
+0.7%
Population density1,872.71,311.1
+561.6
+42.8%
Avg. gross salary8.6 K PLN8.2 K PLN
+422.01 PLN
+5.2%
Unemployment rate2.7%2.4%
+0.3%
+12.5%
REGON / 10k1,5941,857
−263
−14.2%
Apartment price / m²8.4 K PLN / m²7.6 K PLN / m²
+797 PLN / m²
+10.5%
Green areas / capita118.556.5
+62
+109.7%
Housing affordability0.980.93
+0.05
+5.4%

Newest entities in Olsztyn

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

Companies

3

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    Registered on:
    27 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001256639
    PKD:
    6811Z

  • Nautilog Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    24 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001256360
    PKD:
    4941Z

  • WIKI Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

    Registered on:
    23 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001252082
    PKD:
    6820Z

Associations

3

  • Stowarzyszenie Kolekcjonerów Broni Biały SŁOŃ

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    27 May 2026
    KRS:
    0001230821

  • Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Pomocy i Kształcenia Prawnego

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    27 May 2026
    KRS:
    0001243722

  • Stowarzyszenie Centrum Bezpieczeństwa Obszaru Morza Bałtyckiego z Siedzibą w Olsztynie

    Stowarzyszenie

    Registered on:
    22 May 2026
    KRS:
    0001242190
    PKD:
    8559B

Foundations

3

  • Fundacja ARTE Arete

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    13 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001253572
    PKD:
    8559D

  • Fundacja Basket MIND

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    7 Jul 2026
    KRS:
    0001251683
    PKD:
    8551Z

  • Fundacja Rozwoju Edukacji Artystycznej

    Fundacja

    Registered on:
    23 Jun 2026
    KRS:
    0001246545
    PKD:
    8552Z
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