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
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).
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the reading from 1 monitoring station in Skierniewice.
05/21/2026, 08:17 PM
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Skierniewice 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 Skierniewice based on GUS data.
Total deaths
512
people · 2024
Marriages
151
marriages · 2024
Salaries in Skierniewice compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
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
38
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
242
ppl / 1k · 2021
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Skierniewice.
New businesses
355
entities · 2025
Deregistered
266
entities · 2025
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
0
entities · 2025
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.
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
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
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
PM10 24h avg
24.95 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
22.53 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
0
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Skierniewice benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Population of Skierniewice
people · year 2021
46,437
Number of men in Skierniewice
people · year 2021
22,119
Number of women in Skierniewice
people · year 2021
24,318
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,304.1
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-1.4
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
3,354
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
81.5
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
49.2
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
152.5
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
38.1%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.18
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
11.38
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-5.2
Total deaths in Skierniewice
people · year 2024
512
Marriages registered in Skierniewice
marriages · year 2024
151
Avg. gross salary in Skierniewice
year 2024
7.7 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Skierniewice
% · year 2025
4.6%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
242
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
428
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
1.3%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
1.9%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
0.8%
Job offers at year-end in Skierniewice
offers · year 2025
38
Job offers during the year in Skierniewice
offers · year 2025
719
Work accidents in Skierniewice
accidents · year 2024
184
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
10.6
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
18.94%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
95.54%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
89.63%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,233
Newly registered businesses in Skierniewice
entities · year 2025
355
Deregistered businesses in Skierniewice
entities · year 2025
266
REGON entities in Skierniewice
entities · year 2025
355
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
123
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
223.8
Foreign-capital companies in Skierniewice
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
17.1%
Agri-food sector entities in Skierniewice
entities · year 2025
33
Business net change in Skierniewice
entities · year 2025
89
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
33.46%
Enterprise investment outlays in Skierniewice
year 2024
144.0 M PLN
Higher-education students in Skierniewice
people · year 2024
939
Female higher-ed students in Skierniewice
people · year 2024
565
Male higher-ed students in Skierniewice
people · year 2024
374
Higher-education graduates in Skierniewice
people · year 2024
277
Preschool-age children in Skierniewice
people · year 2024
772
Registered passenger cars in Skierniewice
vehicles · year 2024
26,569
Apartment price / m² in Skierniewice
year 2024
7.5 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
5.2
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
52.5
Housing affordability in Skierniewice
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.97
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
8.8%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
40.6
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
17.4
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
28.2
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
5.3%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
3.7%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
4.6%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
158.11
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
0.4
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0
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.
Key indicators of Skierniewice 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 Skierniewice; negative values mean higher in the peer city.
| 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% |
Strengths and weaknesses of Skierniewice based on the city's position across every published Polish-city ranking.
Best ranking positions of Skierniewice across Poland.
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #6
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #27
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #19
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):
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):
How many taxpayers routed 1.5% of their PIT to OPPs registered in Skierniewice, and how the city compares with the rest of Poland.
Taxpayers (1.5%)
300
Total 1.5% PIT
37.2 K PLN
OPPs in the city
1
Avg. per OPP
37.2 K PLN
STOWARZYSZENIE RODZICÓW I OPIEKUNÓW DZIECI NIEPEŁNOSPRAWNYCH "WSPÓLNA TROSKA"
| 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 |
Source: list of organisations entitled to receive 1.5% PIT (Polish National Freedom Institute / KRS).
Rank in Poland: #19
Rank in Poland: #60
| 19.4 K PLN |
| 1 |
| 19.4 K PLN |
| 2017 | 0 | 22.0 K PLN | 1 | 22.0 K PLN |
| 2016 | 0 | 21.0 K PLN | 1 | 21.0 K PLN |
| 2015 | 0 | 13.1 K PLN | 1 | 13.1 K PLN |
| 2014 | 0 | 10.7 K PLN | 1 | 10.7 K PLN |
| 2013 | 0 | 9.7 K PLN | 1 | 9.7 K PLN |
Fresh registrations from the last few days — companies, associations, foundations and cooperatives.
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