City profile: Sopot

Map of Sopot

Overview of Sopot

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

Population

32,962

people · 2021

Avg. gross salary

9.6 K PLN

2024

Unemployment rate

2.3%

% · 2025

Businesses per 10k

2,997

entities / 10k · 2024

Population density

1,132.7

ppl / km² · 2024

Apartment price / m²

19.8 K PLN / m²

2024

About - Sopot

Sopot, Poland's smallest powiat-status city (about 33,000 residents), is the pearl of the Polish Riviera and the middle element of the Tricity, with its legendary pier and music festivals. Strengths are almost unmatched: POLAND'S HIGHEST tourist density — 11,945 tourists per 1,000 residents (100th percentile), 218 bed places per 1,000 (98th percentile), an enormous business density of 2,997 REGON entities per 10,000 (98th percentile), 8 sports clubs per 10,000 (98th percentile), 102.8 m² of greenery per inhabitant (97th percentile) and low unemployment of 2.3% (95th percentile). Gross wages of PLN 9,628 (112% of the national average) reflect a high standard. Forest cover of 32.8% is a natural bonus. Weaknesses are structural: POLAND'S MOST EXPENSIVE housing — PLN 19,798/m² (0 percentile), affordability of 2.06 monthly salaries per m² (0 percentile), virtually no construction (0.2 dwellings per 1,000, 0 percentile). The OLDEST society (50% old-age dependency, 0 percentile), the lowest birth rate of 3.66/1,000 (0 percentile) and natural increase of -9.12/1,000. No proper cultural centres (0). Sopot offers an exceptional tourism-recreation combination and sea microclimate, at the cost of luxury-tier housing and drastic ageing. Ideal for affluent retirees and hotel investors.

Strengths and weaknesses of Sopot

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

Top 3 rankings of Sopot

Best ranking positions of Sopot across Poland.

Strengths

Great conditions for an active lifestyle in Sopot - plenty of sports and recreation spaces.
Best cities for an active lifestyle
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #2
Sopot ranks among the wealthiest cities in Poland - high salaries and local-government revenue.
Wealthiest cities
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #3
Sopot is one of the most innovative cities in Poland - strong R&D base and foreign capital.
Most innovative cities
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants):

Weaknesses

Expensive housing in Sopot relative to earnings - many monthly salaries per square metre.
Most affordable housing relative to earnings
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #7
Rank in Poland: #66
Unfavourable demographic trends in Sopot - population decline and rising dependency ratios.
Most demographically stable cities
Rank among small cities (20–50 thousand inhabitants): #7
Rank in Poland: #66
Low public-safety level in Sopot - higher crime than in other Polish cities.
Safest cities

Air quality today

Very good air qualitySource: GIOŚ

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

PM2.5 now

8.9 µg/m³

PM10 now

11.4 µg/m³

Last updated

05/21/2026, 10:10 PM

Demographics of Sopot

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

Gender split in Sopot

Men15,110 · 45.8%
Women17,852 · 54.2%

Dependency ratios in Sopot

Non-working-age dependency ratio

ppl / 100 working-age · 2024

83.9

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2024

60.9

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2024

50%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2024

-14.4

Vital events in Sopot

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

Total deaths

405

people · 2024

Marriages

113

marriages · 2024

Births / 1k3.66 per 1k people

Deaths / 1k12.78 per 1k people

Natural increase / 1k-9.12 per 1k people

Labour market in Sopot

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

Salary benchmark - Sopot

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

Registered unemployment in Sopot

2.3%

% · 2025

Salary growth YoY

13.56%

% · 2024

Job offers at year-end in Sopot

offers · 2025

Employed per 1k residents

402

ppl / 1k · 2021

Business activity in Sopot

REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Sopot.

Registrations vs deregistrations - Sopot

New businesses

507

entities · 2025

Deregistered

343

entities · 2025

New businessesDeregistered

Net change+164

REGON entities per 10k residents

2,997

entities / 10k · 2024

REGON entities per 1k working-age

551.3

entities / 1k working-age · 2024

Sole props / working-age

30%

% · 2024

Foreign-capital companies in Sopot

entities · 2025

Real estate in Sopot

Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Sopot.

Apartment price / m² in Sopot

19.8 K PLN / m²

2024

Housing affordability in Sopot

2.06

months of salary / m² · 2024

Dwellings completed / 1k residents

0.2

dwellings / 1k people · 2025

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

Education in Sopot

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

Higher-ed students

2,669

people · 2024

Higher-ed graduates

505

people · 2024

Preschool-age children

370

people · 2024

Students by gender

Women2,073
Men596

Transport & infrastructure in Sopot

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

Passenger cars

18,285

vehicles · 2024

Cars / 1k residents: 554.7

Environment and quality of life in Sopot

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

Green areas per capita

102.8

m² / person · 2024

Municipal green areas per capita

20.6

m² / person · 2024

Parks & squares per capita

27.3

m² / person · 2024

Green-areas share of total area

11.64%

% · 2024

Air quality

· Monitoring stations: 1

Particulate matter

PM2.5 now

8.9 µg/m³

Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.

PM2.5 24h avg

11.26 µg/m³

PM2.5 30d avg

11.42 µg/m³

PM10 now

11.4 µg/m³

Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.

PM10 24h avg

15.5 µg/m³

PM10 30d avg

16.94 µg/m³

High PM10 days (30d)

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

Traffic-related pollution

NO₂ now

13.2 µg/m³

Pollution most often linked to road traffic.

NO₂ 24h avg

11.87 µg/m³

NO₂ 30d avg

12.5 µg/m³

Last updated: 05/21/2026, 10:10 PMSource: GIOŚ

Sopot in numbers over time

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

Average gross salary in Sopot

Registered unemployment rate in Sopot

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Sopot

Population of Sopot

Apartment price per m² in Sopot

Sopot in rankings

How does Sopot 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

45.6/ 100

Rank in Poland: #54
Rank among small cities: #6

settlement year	Taxpayers (1.5%)	Total 1.5% PIT	OPPs in the city	Avg. per OPP
2025	4.7 K	951.8 K PLN	16	59.5 K PLN
2024	4.4 K	1.0 M PLN	13	78.3 K PLN
2023	2.3 K	761.8 K PLN	13	58.6 K PLN
2022	1.2 K	140.6 K PLN	9	15.6 K PLN
2021	1.4 K	137.0 K PLN	10	13.7 K PLN
2020	1.6 K	174.1 K PLN	11	15.8 K PLN
2019	1.9 K	170.1 K PLN	10	17.0 K PLN
2018	2.5 K

Indicator	Sopot	Świnoujście	Difference
Population	32,962	40,204	−7,242 −18%
Population density	1,132.7	190.7	+942 +494%
Avg. gross salary	9.6 K PLN	7.9 K PLN	+1.7 K PLN +21.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.3%	−3% −56.6%
REGON / 10k	2,997	1,784	+1,213 +68%
Apartment price / m²	19.8 K PLN / m²	11.8 K PLN / m²	+8.0 K PLN / m² +67.2%
Green areas / capita	102.8	67.6	+35.2 +52.1%
Housing affordability	2.06	1.5	+0.56 +37.3%

City profile: Sopot

Overview of Sopot

About - Sopot

Top 3 rankings of Sopot

Strengths

Weaknesses

Demographics of Sopot

Gender split in Sopot

Dependency ratios in Sopot

Vital events in Sopot

Labour market in Sopot

Salary benchmark - Sopot

Business activity in Sopot

Registrations vs deregistrations - Sopot

Real estate in Sopot

Education in Sopot

Students by gender

Transport & infrastructure in Sopot

Environment and quality of life in Sopot

Air quality

Particulate matter

Traffic-related pollution

Sopot in numbers over time

Average gross salary in Sopot

Registered unemployment rate in Sopot

REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Sopot

Population of Sopot

Apartment price per m² in Sopot

Sopot in rankings

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

Largest OPP in Sopot

1.5% PIT history - Sopot

Comparison - Sopot vs another city

Percentage difference (Sopot minus peer)

All indicators - Sopot

Companies

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