City profile: Słupsk

Map of Słupsk

Overview of Słupsk

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

Population

87,660

people · 2021

Avg. gross salary

7.8 K PLN

2024

Unemployment rate

% · 2025

Businesses per 10k

1,604

entities / 10k · 2025

Population density

1,597.4

ppl / km² · 2025

Apartment price / m²

6.1 K PLN / m²

2024

About - Słupsk

Słupsk, with about 88,000 residents in Pomeranian Voivodeship, is a historic Central Pomeranian city, a former centre of the Polish Recovered Territories, 18 km from the Baltic. It is hard to point to clear strengths — Słupsk is a city of fairly average indicators. Gross wages of PLN 7,807 (90% of the national average), unemployment of 5.0% and housing prices of PLN 6,105/m² (affordability of 0.78 monthly salaries per m²) are moderate. Business density of 1,572 REGON entities per 10,000 is decent. Among the weaknesses, a very high road-fatality count is alarming — 5.87 per 100,000 inhabitants (2nd percentile) — one of the worst results in the country. Just 1 museum (14th percentile), an ageing society (old-age dependency 40.8, 15th percentile), a modest tourism base (294 tourists per 1,000, 18th percentile, 5.3 bed places per 1,000, 18th percentile). No bus lanes or Park & Ride lots. Forest cover of 12.4% is moderate, 51.8 m² of greenery per inhabitant decent. Słupsk is a typical mid-sized Pomeranian city offering a calm pace of life close to the sea, but in urgent need of road-safety improvements and tourism development.

Strengths and weaknesses of Słupsk

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

Top 3 rankings of Słupsk

Best ranking positions of Słupsk across Poland.

Strengths

Strong career environment for women in Słupsk - broad employment and advancement options.
Best cities for women's careers
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #14
Słupsk breathes some of the cleanest air in Poland - low PM10, PM2.5 and NO₂ levels.
Cleanest air
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #2
Rank in Poland: #6
High investment potential in Słupsk - strong capex activity by businesses and local government.
City investment potential
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants):

Weaknesses

Less family-friendly conditions in Słupsk - weaker results in housing, education or green areas.
Best cities for families
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #21
Rank in Poland: #58
Limited weekend appeal in Słupsk - modest short-trip offer.
Best weekend cities
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #20
Rank in Poland: #60
Less senior-friendly conditions in Słupsk - weaker access to healthcare, culture or transport.
Best cities for seniors
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants):

Air quality today

Very good air qualitySource: GIOŚ

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

PM10 now

11.4 µg/m³

Last updated

05/21/2026, 09:20 PM

Demographics of Słupsk

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

Gender split in Słupsk

Men40,953 · 46.7%
Women46,707 · 53.3%

Dependency ratios in Słupsk

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

79.4

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2025

52.9

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2025

41.7%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2025

-6.5

Vital events in Słupsk

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

Total deaths

1,038

people · 2025

Marriages

314

marriages · 2025

Births / 1k5.33 per 1k people

Deaths / 1k12.3 per 1k people

Natural increase / 1k-6.97 per 1k people

Labour market in Słupsk

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

Salary benchmark - Słupsk

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

Registered unemployment in Słupsk

% · 2025

Salary growth YoY

13.63%

% · 2024

Job offers at year-end in Słupsk

offers · 2025

Employed per 1k residents

316

ppl / 1k · 2021

Business activity in Słupsk

REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Słupsk.

Registrations vs deregistrations - Słupsk

New businesses

808

entities · 2025

Deregistered

582

entities · 2025

New businessesDeregistered

Net change+226

REGON entities per 10k residents

1,604

entities / 10k · 2025

REGON entities per 1k working-age

287.8

entities / 1k working-age · 2025

Sole props / working-age

19.4%

% · 2025

Foreign-capital companies in Słupsk

entities · 2025

Real estate in Słupsk

Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Słupsk.

Apartment price / m² in Słupsk

6.1 K PLN / m²

2024

Housing affordability in Słupsk

0.78

months of salary / m² · 2024

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

5.7

dwellings / 1k people · 2025

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

Education in Słupsk

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

Higher-ed students

3,644

people · 2024

Higher-ed graduates

843

people · 2024

Preschool-age children

1,304

people · 2025

Students by gender

Women2,269
Men1,375

Transport & infrastructure in Słupsk

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

Passenger cars

45,687

vehicles · 2024

Cars / 1k residents: 521.2

Environment and quality of life in Słupsk

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

Green areas per capita

51.8

m² / person · 2024

Municipal green areas per capita

6.7

m² / person · 2024

Parks & squares per capita

14.8

m² / person · 2024

Green-areas share of total area

8.32%

% · 2024

Air quality

· Monitoring stations: 1

Particulate matter

PM10 now

11.4 µg/m³

Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.

PM10 24h avg

16.26 µg/m³

PM10 30d avg

15.23 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, 09:20 PMSource: GIOŚ

Słupsk in numbers over time

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

Average gross salary in Słupsk

Registered unemployment rate in Słupsk

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Słupsk

Population of Słupsk

Apartment price per m² in Słupsk

Słupsk in rankings

How does Słupsk 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

48.4/ 100

Rank in Poland: #48
Rank among small cities: #14

settlement year	Taxpayers (1.5%)	Total 1.5% PIT	OPPs in the city	Avg. per OPP
2025	600	151.3 K PLN	6	25.2 K PLN
2024	600	139.7 K PLN	4	34.9 K PLN
2023	400	58.2 K PLN	5	11.6 K PLN
2022	400	106.0 K PLN	5	21.2 K PLN
2021	300	64.2 K PLN	3	21.4 K PLN
2020	300	23.1 K PLN	3	7.7 K PLN
2019	100	5.7 K PLN	2	2.9 K PLN
2018	100

Indicator	Słupsk	Jaworzno	Difference
Population	87,660	88,998	−1,338 −1.5%
Population density	1,597.4	559.3	+1,038.1 +185.6%
Avg. gross salary	7.8 K PLN	9.2 K PLN	−1.4 K PLN −14.8%
Unemployment rate	5%	4.4%	+0.6% +13.6%
REGON / 10k	1,604	1,199	+405 +33.8%
Apartment price / m²	6.1 K PLN / m²	5.7 K PLN / m²	+412 PLN / m² +7.2%
Green areas / capita	51.8	70.7	−18.9 −26.7%
Housing affordability	0.78	0.62	+0.16 +25.8%

City profile: Słupsk

Overview of Słupsk

About - Słupsk

Top 3 rankings of Słupsk

Strengths

Weaknesses

Demographics of Słupsk

Gender split in Słupsk

Dependency ratios in Słupsk

Vital events in Słupsk

Labour market in Słupsk

Salary benchmark - Słupsk

Business activity in Słupsk

Registrations vs deregistrations - Słupsk

Real estate in Słupsk

Education in Słupsk

Students by gender

Transport & infrastructure in Słupsk

Environment and quality of life in Słupsk

Air quality

Particulate matter

Traffic-related pollution

Słupsk in numbers over time

Average gross salary in Słupsk

Registered unemployment rate in Słupsk

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Słupsk

Population of Słupsk

Apartment price per m² in Słupsk

Słupsk in rankings

Best cities to live in Poland

Cleanest air

Best cities to do business in

Best labour market

Most affordable housing relative to earnings

Greenest cities

City investment potential

Most demographically stable cities

Best cities for families

Best cities for students and education

Wealthiest cities

Safest cities

Best cities for culture

Best cities for an active lifestyle

Most tourist-attractive cities

Best weekend cities

Best cities for after-work life

Best cities for women's careers

Best cities for women

Best cities for seniors

Most peaceful cities to live in

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Cities with the highest parking pressure

Most innovative cities

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

Largest OPP in Słupsk

1.5% PIT history - Słupsk

Comparison - Słupsk vs another city

Percentage difference (Słupsk minus peer)

All indicators - Słupsk

Companies

Lipka&gid Accounting Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

TM Invest HOME Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

Feniks Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

Associations

Stowarzyszenie Aktywny Słupsk

Stowarzyszenie - CHÓR Academia Musica

Stowarzyszenie Sympatyków Kolei i Transportu w Słupsku

Foundations

Fundacja 17 Południk

KLUB Sportowy K2

ONE Health Scientific Action Nauka w Działaniu

Cooperatives

Spółdzielnia Energetyczna Baltica 1

Spółdzielnia Energetyczna Gminy Redzikowo

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