City profile: Skierniewice

Map of Skierniewice

Overview of Skierniewice

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

Population

46,437

people · 2021

Avg. gross salary

7.7 K PLN

2024

Unemployment rate

4.6%

% · 2025

Businesses per 10k

1,233

entities / 10k · 2024

Population density

1,304.1

ppl / km² · 2024

Apartment price / m²

7.5 K PLN / m²

2024

About - Skierniewice

Skierniewice, with about 46,000 residents in Łódź Voivodeship, is a historic city with the Tsarist summer palace of the Romanovs and an important railway junction on the Central Trunk Line (CMK). Strengths: POLAND'S STRONGEST wage growth at 18.94% YoY (100th percentile), a low deregistration count (266, 94th percentile) signals business stability, low overall crime of 18.59/1,000 (89th percentile), low violent crime (0.31/1,000, 88th percentile) and low property crime (9.92/1,000, 80th percentile). Gross wages of PLN 7,736 (90% of the national average) and unemployment of 4.6% are moderate, with accessible housing prices of PLN 7,499/m². Weaknesses: a limited tourism base (zero tourists in 2024, only 2 hotels), low investment outlays of PLN 144 million (6th percentile), a small number of newly registered businesses (355, 6th percentile), only 2.3 bed places per 1,000 (6th percentile) and a sparse bike network (31 km, 9th percentile). No bus lanes, low forest cover of 4.6%. Skierniewice is a stable, safe city with strong wage dynamics, ideal for those seeking calm in close proximity to Warsaw and Łódź (on the CMK railway).

Strengths and weaknesses of Skierniewice

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

Top 3 rankings of Skierniewice

Best ranking positions of Skierniewice across Poland.

Strengths

Skierniewice ranks among the safest cities in Poland - low crime and a strong sense of safety.
Safest cities
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #6
Stable demographic profile in Skierniewice - steady population and age-structure indicators.
Most demographically stable cities
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #27
Skierniewice is one of the best cities to live in Poland - strong quality of life across many areas.
Best cities to live in Poland
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants):

Weaknesses

Low tourist appeal in Skierniewice - modest visitor numbers and limited infrastructure.
Most tourist-attractive cities
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #7
Rank in Poland: #64
Low investment potential in Skierniewice - limited capex activity by businesses and local government.
City investment potential
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #7
Rank in Poland: #63
Few green areas in Skierniewice - one of the most built-up cities in the country.
Greenest cities
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants):

Air quality today

nullSource: GIOŚ

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

Last updated

05/21/2026, 08:17 PM

Demographics of Skierniewice

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

Gender split in Skierniewice

Men22,119 · 47.6%
Women24,318 · 52.4%

Dependency ratios in Skierniewice

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · 2024

81.5

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2024

49.2

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2024

38.1%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2024

-1.4

Vital events in Skierniewice

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

Total deaths

512

people · 2024

Marriages

151

marriages · 2024

Births / 1k6.18 per 1k people

Deaths / 1k11.38 per 1k people

Natural increase / 1k-5.2 per 1k people

Labour market in Skierniewice

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

Salary benchmark - Skierniewice

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

Registered unemployment in Skierniewice

4.6%

% · 2025

Salary growth YoY

18.94%

% · 2024

Job offers at year-end in Skierniewice

offers · 2025

Employed per 1k residents

242

ppl / 1k · 2021

Business activity in Skierniewice

REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Skierniewice.

Registrations vs deregistrations - Skierniewice

New businesses

355

entities · 2025

Deregistered

266

entities · 2025

New businessesDeregistered

Net change+89

REGON entities per 10k residents

1,233

entities / 10k · 2024

REGON entities per 1k working-age

223.8

entities / 1k working-age · 2024

Sole props / working-age

17.1%

% · 2024

Foreign-capital companies in Skierniewice

entities · 2025

Real estate in Skierniewice

Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Skierniewice.

Apartment price / m² in Skierniewice

7.5 K PLN / m²

2024

Housing affordability in Skierniewice

0.97

months of salary / m² · 2024

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

5.2

dwellings / 1k people · 2025

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

Education in Skierniewice

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

Higher-ed students

939

people · 2024

Higher-ed graduates

277

people · 2024

Preschool-age children

772

people · 2024

Students by gender

Women565
Men374

Transport & infrastructure in Skierniewice

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

Passenger cars

26,569

vehicles · 2024

Cars / 1k residents: 572.2

Environment and quality of life in Skierniewice

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

Green areas per capita

40.6

m² / person · 2024

Municipal green areas per capita

17.4

m² / person · 2024

Parks & squares per capita

28.2

m² / person · 2024

Green-areas share of total area

5.3%

% · 2024

Air quality

· Monitoring stations: 1

Particulate matter

PM10 24h avg

24.95 µg/m³

PM10 30d avg

22.53 µg/m³

High PM10 days (30d)

Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.

Traffic-related pollution

Last updated: 05/21/2026, 08:17 PMSource: GIOŚ

Skierniewice in numbers over time

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

Average gross salary in Skierniewice

Registered unemployment rate in Skierniewice

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Skierniewice

Population of Skierniewice

Apartment price per m² in Skierniewice

Skierniewice in rankings

How does Skierniewice 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

54.4/ 100

Rank in Poland: #19
Rank among small cities: #2

settlement year	Taxpayers (1.5%)	Total 1.5% PIT	OPPs in the city	Avg. per OPP
2025	300	37.2 K PLN	1	37.2 K PLN
2024	300	31.7 K PLN	1	31.7 K PLN
2023	200	21.1 K PLN	1	21.1 K PLN
2022	200	19.1 K PLN	1	19.1 K PLN
2021	200	15.6 K PLN	1	15.6 K PLN
2020	200	16.3 K PLN	1	16.3 K PLN
2019	200	18.0 K PLN	1	18.0 K PLN
2018	400

Indicator	Skierniewice	Świętochłowice	Difference
Population	46,437	46,494	−57 −0.1%
Population density	1,304.1	3,385	−2,080.9 −61.5%
Avg. gross salary	7.7 K PLN	7.3 K PLN	+386.05 PLN +5.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.3%	−1.7% −27%
REGON / 10k	1,233	992	+241 +24.3%
Apartment price / m²	7.5 K PLN / m²	4.9 K PLN / m²	+2.6 K PLN / m² +53.3%
Green areas / capita	40.6	27.5	+13.1 +47.6%
Housing affordability	0.97	0.67	+0.3 +44.8%

City profile: Skierniewice

Overview of Skierniewice

About - Skierniewice

Top 3 rankings of Skierniewice

Strengths

Weaknesses

Demographics of Skierniewice

Gender split in Skierniewice

Dependency ratios in Skierniewice

Vital events in Skierniewice

Labour market in Skierniewice

Salary benchmark - Skierniewice

Business activity in Skierniewice

Registrations vs deregistrations - Skierniewice

Real estate in Skierniewice

Education in Skierniewice

Students by gender

Transport & infrastructure in Skierniewice

Environment and quality of life in Skierniewice

Air quality

Particulate matter

Traffic-related pollution

Skierniewice in numbers over time

Average gross salary in Skierniewice

Registered unemployment rate in Skierniewice

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Skierniewice

Population of Skierniewice

Apartment price per m² in Skierniewice

Skierniewice in rankings

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Best cities to do business in

Best labour market

Most affordable housing relative to earnings

Greenest cities

City investment potential

Most demographically stable cities

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Public-benefit organisations (OPP) and 1.5% PIT - Skierniewice

Largest OPP in Skierniewice

1.5% PIT history - Skierniewice

Comparison - Skierniewice vs another city

Percentage difference (Skierniewice minus peer)

All indicators - Skierniewice

Companies

AM GYM Bielany Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

SZOT Jaśkiewicz Adwokaci Spółka Partnerska

AUTO Master Serwis Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

Associations

Stowarzyszenie Zwierzęcy GŁOS

Stowarzyszenie Kultura Otwarta

Stowarzyszenie Razem

Foundations

Fundacja Imienia Hanny Barczak, Wierni FANI HANI

Fundacja Sportu Kresowego i Polonijnego

Fundacja Życie z Rakiem

Cooperatives

Skierniewicka Spółdzielnia Energetyczna

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Comparison - Skierniewice vs another city

Percentage difference (Skierniewice minus peer)

Public-benefit organisations (OPP) and 1.5% PIT - Skierniewice

Largest OPP in Skierniewice

1.5% PIT history - Skierniewice

Skierniewice in rankings

Best cities to live in Poland