City profile: Płock
Overview of Płock
Snapshot of key indicators for Płock in the most recent year available.
Population
114,594
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
10.6 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
5.3%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,221
entities / 10k · 2025
Population density
1,235.5
ppl / km² · 2025
Apartment price / m²
7.1 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Płock
Płock, with about 115,000 residents in Masovian Voivodeship, is the historic capital of Mazovia on the Vistula and the headquarters of PKN Orlen — Poland's largest fuel concern. This defines the city's economic character. Strengths: record investment outlays of PLN 8.58 billion (98th percentile, second only to Warsaw), very high wages at PLN 10,573 gross (123% of the national average, 97th percentile), very low violent crime (0.24 per 1,000, 98th percentile) and overall crime of 18.19/1,000 (92nd percentile). Excellent housing affordability (0.67 monthly salaries per m², 89th percentile) on prices of PLN 7,123/m² — an unusual combination for a city with metro-level wages. 597 ha of rivers (the Vistula) and 31 ha of lakes. Weaknesses: low forest cover of 4.8% (17th percentile), low business density of 1,190 REGON entities per 10,000 (18th percentile) — Orlen dominates, few SMEs — and low police effectiveness of 63.1% (20th percentile). Płock is a unique combination of high wages, affordable housing and safety, ideal for workers in the fuel-energy sector.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 2 air monitoring stations in Płock.
4 µg/m³
9 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:35 PM
Demographics of Płock
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Płock based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Płock
- Men53,892 · 47.0%
- Women60,702 · 53.0%
Dependency ratios in Płock
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 Płock
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Płock based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,298
people · 2025
Marriages
376
marriages · 2025
Labour market in Płock
Salaries in Płock compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Płock
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Płock vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Płock
5.3%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
15.53%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Płock
62
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
401
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Płock
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Płock.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Płock
New businesses
848
entities · 2025
Deregistered
597
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,221
entities / 10k · 2025
REGON entities per 1k working-age
216.4
entities / 1k working-age · 2025
Sole props / working-age
15%
% · 2025
Foreign-capital companies in Płock
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in Płock
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Płock.
Apartment price / m² in Płock
7.1 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Płock
0.67
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
5.5
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Płock.
Education in Płock
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Płock based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
4,011
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
1,135
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
1,609
people · 2025
Students by gender
- Women2,555
- Men1,456
Transport & infrastructure in Płock
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Płock based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
72,837
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 635.6
Environment and quality of life in Płock
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Płock.
Green areas per capita
53.6
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
15.9
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
27.9
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
6.7%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 2Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
4 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
10.42 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
9.4 µg/m³
PM10 now
9 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
18.7 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
20.04 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
5.7 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
14.82 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
10.53 µg/m³
Płock in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Płock benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Płock
Registered unemployment rate in Płock
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Płock
Population of Płock
Apartment price per m² in Płock
All indicators - Płock
Population of Płock
people · year 2021
114,594
Number of men in Płock
people · year 2021
53,892
Number of women in Płock
people · year 2021
60,702
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2025
1,235.5
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2025
-11.3
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
3,477
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
77.2
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
49.2
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2025
176.3
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2025
38.9%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
6.15
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
11.87
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
-5.72
Total deaths in Płock
people · year 2025
1,298
Marriages registered in Płock
marriages · year 2025
376
Avg. gross salary in Płock
year 2024
10.6 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Płock
% · year 2025
5.3%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
401
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
697.8
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2025
2.1%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2025
2.7%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2025
1.5%
Job offers at year-end in Płock
offers · year 2025
62
Job offers during the year in Płock
offers · year 2025
4,847
Work accidents in Płock
accidents · year 2024
243
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.25
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
15.53%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
105.53%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
122.51%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2025
1,221
Newly registered businesses in Płock
entities · year 2025
848
Deregistered businesses in Płock
entities · year 2025
597
REGON entities in Płock
entities · year 2025
848
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2025
122
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2025
216.4
Foreign-capital companies in Płock
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2025
15%
Agri-food sector entities in Płock
entities · year 2025
58
Business net change in Płock
entities · year 2025
251
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
42.04%
Enterprise investment outlays in Płock
year 2024
8.6 B PLN
Higher-education students in Płock
people · year 2024
4,011
Female higher-ed students in Płock
people · year 2024
2,555
Male higher-ed students in Płock
people · year 2024
1,456
Higher-education graduates in Płock
people · year 2024
1,135
Preschool-age children in Płock
people · year 2025
1,609
Registered passenger cars in Płock
vehicles · year 2024
72,837
Apartment price / m² in Płock
year 2024
7.1 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
5.5
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
54.5
Housing affordability in Płock
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.67
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.02
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.04
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
14.8%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
53.6
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
15.9
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
27.9
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
6.7%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
3.5%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2025
4.8%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2025
425.85
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2025
0.4
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2025
0