Snapshot of key indicators for Suwałki in the most recent year available.
Population
69,229
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
7.4 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
6.4%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,137
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
1,040.2
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
6.7 K PLN / m²
2024
Suwałki, with about 69,000 residents in the north-eastern part of Podlaskie Voivodeship, is the centre of the Suwałki Region — the area with the cleanest air in Poland — close to the Lithuanian and Russian borders. Strengths are exceptional: the YOUNGEST population among powiat-status cities (old-age dependency ratio 29.0, 100th percentile), a very dense cycling network of 165.5 km per 100 km² (95th percentile), high police effectiveness of 83.1% (92nd percentile), zero road fatalities in 2024 (91st percentile), strong wage growth of 16.91% YoY (89th percentile) and a high birth rate of 7.26/1,000 (86th percentile). Forest cover of 13.3% and 61 ha of lakes complete the friendly picture. Weaknesses: only 1 cultural centre (8th percentile), low wages of PLN 7,400 gross (86% of the national average, 14th percentile), low business density of 1,137 REGON entities per 10,000 (14th percentile) and limited green-area provision of 34 m² per inhabitant. Unemployment of 6.4% is moderate. Suwałki offers an exceptional combination of young demographics, safety and clean air — ideal for families with children and those who value proximity to the Masurian and Białowieża nature.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the reading from 1 monitoring station in Suwałki.
6.1 µg/m³
10.1 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 10:10 PM
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Suwałki 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 Suwałki based on GUS data.
Total deaths
650
people · 2024
Marriages
232
marriages · 2024
Salaries in Suwałki compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Suwałki vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Suwałki
6.4%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
16.91%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Suwałki
76
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
291
ppl / 1k · 2021
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Suwałki.
New businesses
465
entities · 2025
Deregistered
400
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,137
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
194.6
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
14.6%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Suwałki
1
entity · 2025
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Suwałki.
Apartment price / m² in Suwałki
6.7 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Suwałki
0.91
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
3.6
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Suwałki.
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Suwałki based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
1,371
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
344
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
1,396
people · 2024
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Suwałki based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
33,528
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 484.3
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Suwałki.
Green areas per capita
34
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
8.6
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
16.7
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
3.53%
% · 2024
PM2.5 now
6.1 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
6.18 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
7.51 µg/m³
PM10 now
10.1 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
10.87 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
14.59 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 Suwałki benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Population of Suwałki
people · year 2021
69,229
Number of men in Suwałki
people · year 2021
33,119
Number of women in Suwałki
people · year 2021
36,110
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,040.2
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-1.3
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
3,723
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
71.2
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
39
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
121.5
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
29%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
7.26
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
9.55
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-2.29
Total deaths in Suwałki
people · year 2024
650
Marriages registered in Suwałki
marriages · year 2024
232
Avg. gross salary in Suwałki
year 2024
7.4 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Suwałki
% · year 2025
6.4%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
291
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
482.1
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
1.5%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
1.6%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
1.5%
Job offers at year-end in Suwałki
offers · year 2025
76
Job offers during the year in Suwałki
offers · year 2025
833
Work accidents in Suwałki
accidents · year 2024
223
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
10.05
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
16.91%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
94.26%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
85.74%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,137
Newly registered businesses in Suwałki
entities · year 2025
465
Deregistered businesses in Suwałki
entities · year 2025
400
REGON entities in Suwałki
entities · year 2025
465
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
114
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
194.6
Foreign-capital companies in Suwałki
entity · year 2025
1
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
14.6%
Agri-food sector entities in Suwałki
entities · year 2025
51
Business net change in Suwałki
entities · year 2025
65
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
16.25%
Enterprise investment outlays in Suwałki
year 2024
342.1 M PLN
Higher-education students in Suwałki
people · year 2024
1,371
Female higher-ed students in Suwałki
people · year 2024
902
Male higher-ed students in Suwałki
people · year 2024
469
Higher-education graduates in Suwałki
people · year 2024
344
Preschool-age children in Suwałki
people · year 2024
1,396
Registered passenger cars in Suwałki
vehicles · year 2024
33,528
Apartment price / m² in Suwałki
year 2024
6.7 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
3.6
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
35.8
Housing affordability in Suwałki
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.91
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.06
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
16%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
34
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
8.6
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
16.7
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
3.53%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
1.7%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
13.3%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
873.33
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
1.3
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0
Key indicators of Suwałki 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 Suwałki; negative values mean higher in the peer city.
| Indicator | Suwałki | Piotrków Trybunalski | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 69,229 | 68,978 | +251 +0.4% |
| Population density | 1,040.2 | 981.9 | +58.3 +5.9% |
| Avg. gross salary | 7.4 K PLN | 7.2 K PLN | +193.64 PLN +2.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% | 6% | +0.4% +6.7% |
| REGON / 10k | 1,137 | 1,232 | −95 −7.7% |
| Apartment price / m² | 6.7 K PLN / m² | 6.3 K PLN / m² | +427 PLN / m² +6.8% |
| Green areas / capita | 34 | 36.1 | −2.1 −5.8% |
| Housing affordability | 0.91 | 0.87 | +0.04 +4.6% |
How many taxpayers routed 1.5% of their PIT to OPPs registered in Suwałki, and how the city compares with the rest of Poland.
Taxpayers (1.5%)
400
Total 1.5% PIT
59.2 K PLN
OPPs in the city
3
Avg. per OPP
19.7 K PLN
CENTRUM AKTYWNOŚCI SPOŁECZNEJ PRYZMAT
| settlement year | Taxpayers (1.5%) | Total 1.5% PIT | OPPs in the city | Avg. per OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 400 | 59.2 K PLN | 3 | 19.7 K PLN |
| 2024 | 400 | 50.9 K PLN | 3 | 17.0 K PLN |
| 2023 | 300 | 45.3 K PLN | 3 | 15.1 K PLN |
| 2022 | 400 | 43.2 K PLN | 3 | 14.4 K PLN |
| 2021 | 500 | 48.1 K PLN | 3 | 16.0 K PLN |
| 2020 | 500 | 47.2 K PLN | 3 | 15.7 K PLN |
| 2019 | 600 | 52.8 K PLN | 3 | 17.6 K PLN |
| 2018 | 600 |
Source: list of organisations entitled to receive 1.5% PIT (Polish National Freedom Institute / KRS).
| 40.1 K PLN |
| 3 |
| 13.4 K PLN |
| 2017 | 0 | 62.2 K PLN | 2 | 31.1 K PLN |
| 2016 | 0 | 52.6 K PLN | 2 | 26.3 K PLN |
| 2015 | 0 | 8.4 K PLN | 2 | 4.2 K PLN |
| 2014 | 0 | 7.5 K PLN | 2 | 3.7 K PLN |
| 2013 | 0 | 6.2 K PLN | 2 | 3.1 K PLN |
| 2012 | 0 | 15.3 K PLN | 2 | 7.6 K PLN |
| 2011 | 0 | 4.6 K PLN | 1 | 4.6 K PLN |
How does Suwałki 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.
Fresh registrations from the last few days — companies, associations, foundations and cooperatives.
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Strengths and weaknesses of Suwałki based on the city's position across every published Polish-city ranking.
Best ranking positions of Suwałki across Poland.
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #5
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #20
Rank in Poland: #61
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #7
Stable demographic profile in Suwałki - steady population and age-structure indicators.
Most demographically stable cities
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #5
Parking is relatively easy in Suwałki - modest parking pressure compared with peers.
Cities with the highest parking pressure
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #20
Rank in Poland: #61
Suwałki is a bike-friendly city - well-developed bike-path network and car alternatives.
Most bike-friendly cities
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants):
Weak labour market in Suwałki - low salaries and limited employment opportunities.
Best labour market
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #20
Rank in Poland: #63
Tougher career environment for women in Suwałki than in other major Polish cities.
Best cities for women's careers
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants): #20
Rank in Poland: #62
Weak business conditions in Suwałki - low company density and limited new-registration activity.
Best cities to do business in
Rank among small cities (50–100 thousand inhabitants):
Rank in Poland: #7
Rank in Poland: #62