Snapshot of key indicators for Opole in the most recent year available.
Population
127,387
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
8.6 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
3.2%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,928
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
842.1
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
8.4 K PLN / m²
2024
Opole, with about 127,000 residents and the capital of Opole Voivodeship, is a historic Silesian-Opole centre on the Oder, known for the annual National Festival of Polish Song. Strengths: a high employment rate of 457 employed persons per 1,000 inhabitants (88th percentile), business density of 1,928 REGON entities per 10,000 (86th percentile) and a rich cinema offer (4 cinemas, 83rd percentile). Low unemployment of 3.2% (80th percentile), 3 Park & Ride lots and 113.6 km of bike paths form a modern infrastructure. Gross wages of PLN 8,564 (99% of the national average) and 31,924 library readers complete the picture of a vigorous mid-sized centre. Weaknesses: high violent crime (0.71 per 1,000, 3rd percentile), low police effectiveness at 52.6% (6th percentile) and high road fatalities (3.97 per 100,000, 8th percentile) — Opole has public-safety challenges. Just 5 museums and 5 cultural centres are a moderate offer for a regional capital. Opole offers a strong economy, a good labour market and affordable living, but needs significant improvements in road and personal safety.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 2 air monitoring stations in Opole.
3.8 µg/m³
7.5 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:15 PM
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Opole based on the latest GUS data.
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
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Opole based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,348
people · 2024
Marriages
439
marriages · 2024
Salaries in Opole compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Opole vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Opole
3.2%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
13.94%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Opole
351
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
457
ppl / 1k · 2021
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Opole.
New businesses
1,450
entities · 2025
Deregistered
872
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,928
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
334.8
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
21.4%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Opole
0
entities · 2025
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Opole.
Apartment price / m² in Opole
8.4 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Opole
0.98
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
2.9
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Opole.
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Opole based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
19,426
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
4,483
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
2,233
people · 2024
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Opole based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
92,956
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 729.7
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Opole.
Green areas per capita
50.4
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
19.7
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
29.9
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
4.24%
% · 2024
PM2.5 now
3.8 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
5.43 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
11.47 µg/m³
PM10 now
7.5 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
10.01 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
18.98 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
0
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
NO₂ now
10 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
14.06 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
11.51 µg/m³
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Opole benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Population of Opole
people · year 2021
127,387
Number of men in Opole
people · year 2021
59,599
Number of women in Opole
people · year 2021
67,788
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
842.1
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-4.6
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
3,437
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
73.6
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
45.6
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
163
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
36.7%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.64
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
10.71
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-4.08
Total deaths in Opole
people · year 2024
1,348
Marriages registered in Opole
marriages · year 2024
439
Avg. gross salary in Opole
year 2024
8.6 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Opole
% · year 2025
3.2%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
457
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
779.2
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
1.1%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
1.2%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
1.1%
Job offers at year-end in Opole
offers · year 2025
351
Job offers during the year in Opole
offers · year 2025
3,433
Work accidents in Opole
accidents · year 2024
425
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
5.14
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
13.94%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
107.61%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
99.23%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,928
Newly registered businesses in Opole
entities · year 2025
1,450
Deregistered businesses in Opole
entities · year 2025
872
REGON entities in Opole
entities · year 2025
1,450
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
193
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
334.8
Foreign-capital companies in Opole
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
21.4%
Agri-food sector entities in Opole
entities · year 2025
126
Business net change in Opole
entities · year 2025
578
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
66.28%
Enterprise investment outlays in Opole
year 2024
1.4 B PLN
Higher-education students in Opole
people · year 2024
19,426
Female higher-ed students in Opole
people · year 2024
11,159
Male higher-ed students in Opole
people · year 2024
8,267
Higher-education graduates in Opole
people · year 2024
4,483
Preschool-age children in Opole
people · year 2024
2,233
Registered passenger cars in Opole
vehicles · year 2024
92,956
Apartment price / m² in Opole
year 2024
8.4 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
2.9
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
29.2
Housing affordability in Opole
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.98
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.04
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
10.6%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
50.4
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
19.7
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
29.9
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
4.24%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
2.5%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
10.3%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
1,539.25
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
1.2
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0
Key indicators of Opole side by side with a city of your choice. We default to the city with the closest population.
Positive values mean the indicator is higher in Opole; negative values mean higher in the peer city.
| Indicator | Opole | Tychy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 127,387 | 124,882 | +2,505 +2% |
| Population density | 842.1 | 1,479.8 | −637.7 −43.1% |
| Avg. gross salary | 8.6 K PLN | 8.1 K PLN | +414.99 PLN +5.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 2.5% | +0.7% +28% |
| REGON / 10k | 1,928 | 1,264 | +664 +52.5% |
| Apartment price / m² | 8.4 K PLN / m² | 7.6 K PLN / m² | +812 PLN / m² +10.7% |
| Green areas / capita | 50.4 | 53 | −2.6 −4.9% |
| Housing affordability | 0.98 | 0.93 | +0.05 +5.4% |
How many taxpayers routed 1.5% of their PIT to OPPs registered in Opole, and how the city compares with the rest of Poland.
Taxpayers (1.5%)
14.8 K
Total 1.5% PIT
2.1 M PLN
OPPs in the city
17
Avg. per OPP
121.5 K PLN
"DOMOWE HOSPICJUM DLA DZIECI" W OPOLU
| settlement year | Taxpayers (1.5%) | Total 1.5% PIT | OPPs in the city | Avg. per OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.8 K | 2.1 M PLN | 17 | 121.5 K PLN |
| 2024 | 12.8 K | 1.5 M PLN | 14 | 109.7 K PLN |
| 2023 | 10.5 K | 1.1 M PLN | 13 | 83.5 K PLN |
| 2022 | 13.4 K | 919.1 K PLN | 14 | 65.7 K PLN |
| 2021 | 13.9 K | 790.5 K PLN | 13 | 60.8 K PLN |
| 2020 | 12.6 K | 769.7 K PLN | 12 | 64.1 K PLN |
| 2019 | 14.6 K | 806.9 K PLN | 14 | 57.6 K PLN |
| 2018 | 13.0 K |
Source: list of organisations entitled to receive 1.5% PIT (Polish National Freedom Institute / KRS).
| 644.5 K PLN |
| 12 |
| 53.7 K PLN |
| 2017 | 0 | 558.4 K PLN | 13 | 43.0 K PLN |
| 2016 | 0 | 568.3 K PLN | 11 | 51.7 K PLN |
| 2015 | 0 | 528.2 K PLN | 11 | 48.0 K PLN |
| 2014 | 0 | 458.0 K PLN | 11 | 41.6 K PLN |
| 2013 | 0 | 540.7 K PLN | 10 | 54.1 K PLN |
| 2012 | 0 | 516.7 K PLN | 10 | 51.7 K PLN |
| 2011 | 0 | 523.6 K PLN | 9 | 58.2 K PLN |
How does Opole 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.
Strengths and weaknesses of Opole based on the city's position across every published Polish-city ranking.
Best ranking positions of Opole across Poland.
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #8
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #4
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #11
Opole offers business-friendly conditions - high company density and strong new-registration flow.
Best cities to do business in
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #8
Rich cultural scene in Opole - theatres, museums and events on a national scale.
Best cities for culture
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #4
Great conditions for an active lifestyle in Opole - plenty of sports and recreation spaces.
Best cities for an active lifestyle
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants):
Expensive housing in Opole relative to earnings - many monthly salaries per square metre.
Most affordable housing relative to earnings
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #23
Rank in Poland: #64
Less senior-friendly conditions in Opole - weaker access to healthcare, culture or transport.
Best cities for seniors
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #22
Rank in Poland: #54
Low public-safety level in Opole - higher crime than in other Polish cities.
Safest cities
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants):
Fresh registrations from the last few days — companies, associations, foundations and cooperatives.
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Rank in Poland: #11
Rank in Poland: #60