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Snapshot of key indicators for Tarnów in the most recent year available.
Population
106,259
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
8.4 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
5%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,335
entities / 10k · 2025
Population density
1,398.1
ppl / km² · 2025
Apartment price / m²
6.3 K PLN / m²
2024
Tarnów, with about 106,000 residents in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a historic city between Kraków and Rzeszów with a medieval old town, known for Grupa Azoty (chemicals) and a rich multicultural heritage (Jewish and Roma monuments). Strengths are moderate — Tarnów is a stable mid-sized city without pronounced extremes. Gross wages of PLN 8,447 (98% of the national average) and unemployment of 5.0% are typical for the region, with attractive housing prices of PLN 6,282/m² (affordability 0.74 monthly salaries per m²). Active housing construction (6.8 per 1,000, 82nd percentile) signals growth. 5 museums, 3 cinemas and 78.8 km of bike paths provide decent quality of life. Weaknesses: low wage growth of 10.41% YoY (6th percentile), very low forest cover of 4% (11th percentile) — Tarnów lies on flat terrain along the Biała and Dunajec rivers. High violent crime (0.55/1,000, 17th percentile) and almost no lakes (2 ha, 20th percentile) are minor challenges. Tarnów is a calm mid-sized city with a good balance of prices and quality of life, ideal for those who value provincial stability close to Kraków.
Latest available air-quality reading
Latest available air-quality reading
The result is based on the weakest reading among 2 air monitoring {stations} in Tarnów.
4.45 µg/m³
11.7 µg/m³
08/15/2026, 11:25 AM
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Tarnów based on the latest GUS data.
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · 2025
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · 2025
Old-age dependency ratio
% · 2025
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · 2025
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Tarnów based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,108
people · 2025
Marriages
320
marriages · 2025
Salaries in Tarnów compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Tarnów vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Tarnów
5%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
10.41%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Tarnów
157
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
378
ppl / 1k · 2021
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Tarnów.
New businesses
850
entities · 2025
Deregistered
561
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,335
entities / 10k · 2025
REGON entities per 1k working-age
238.5
entities / 1k working-age · 2025
Sole props / working-age
16.4%
% · 2025
Foreign-capital companies in Tarnów
5
entities · 2025
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Tarnów.
Apartment price / m² in Tarnów
6.3 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Tarnów
0.74
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
6.8
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Tarnów.
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Tarnów based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
4,488
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
1,261
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
1,395
people · 2025
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Tarnów based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
52,988
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 498.7
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Tarnów.
Green areas per capita
45.4
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
10.3
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
18.3
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
6.41%
% · 2024
PM2.5
4.45 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
4.72 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
10.41 µg/m³
PM10
11.7 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
14.78 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
17.98 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
2
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
NO₂
4.15 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
19.81 µg/m³
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Tarnów benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Population of Tarnów
people · year 2021
106,259
Number of men in Tarnów
people · year 2021
50,074
Number of women in Tarnów
people · year 2021
56,185
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2025
1,398.1
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2025
-9.3
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
3,731
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
78.7
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2025
51.9
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2025
193.7
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2025
40.8%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
5.31
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
10.9
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2025
-5.59
Total deaths in Tarnów
people · year 2025
1,108
Marriages registered in Tarnów
marriages · year 2025
320
Avg. gross salary in Tarnów
year 2024
8.4 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Tarnów
% · year 2025
5%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
378
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
654.2
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2025
1.7%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2025
2.1%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2025
1.4%
Job offers at year-end in Tarnów
offers · year 2025
157
Job offers during the year in Tarnów
offers · year 2025
3,291
Work accidents in Tarnów
accidents · year 2024
272
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.55
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
10.41%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
95.78%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
97.87%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2025
1,335
Newly registered businesses in Tarnów
entities · year 2025
850
Deregistered businesses in Tarnów
entities · year 2025
561
REGON entities in Tarnów
entities · year 2025
850
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2025
133
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2025
238.5
Foreign-capital companies in Tarnów
entities · year 2025
5
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2025
16.4%
Agri-food sector entities in Tarnów
entities · year 2025
93
Business net change in Tarnów
entities · year 2025
289
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
51.52%
Enterprise investment outlays in Tarnów
year 2024
822.6 M PLN
Higher-education students in Tarnów
people · year 2024
4,488
Female higher-ed students in Tarnów
people · year 2024
3,054
Male higher-ed students in Tarnów
people · year 2024
1,434
Higher-education graduates in Tarnów
people · year 2024
1,261
Preschool-age children in Tarnów
people · year 2025
1,395
Registered passenger cars in Tarnów
vehicles · year 2024
52,988
Apartment price / m² in Tarnów
year 2024
6.3 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
6.8
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
68
Housing affordability in Tarnów
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.74
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.1
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
7%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
45.4
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
10.3
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
18.3
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
6.41%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
2.6%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2025
4.2%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2025
300.87
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2025
0.3
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2025
0
How does Tarnów 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 Tarnów 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 Tarnów; negative values mean higher in the peer city.
| Indicator | Tarnów | Koszalin | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 106,259 | 105,883 | +376 +0.4% |
| Population density | 1,398.1 | 990.6 | +407.5 +41.1% |
| Avg. gross salary | 8.4 K PLN | 7.9 K PLN | +574.58 PLN +7.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 5% | 5.4% | −0.4% −7.4% |
| REGON / 10k | 1,335 | 1,851 | −516 −27.9% |
| Apartment price / m² | 6.3 K PLN / m² | 7.3 K PLN / m² | −1.1 K PLN / m² −14.5% |
| Green areas / capita | 45.4 | 40.2 | +5.2 +12.9% |
| Housing affordability | 0.74 | 0.93 | −0.19 −20.4% |
Strengths and weaknesses of Tarnów based on the city's position across every published Polish-city ranking.
Best ranking positions of Tarnów across Poland.
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #3
Rank in Poland: #4
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #5
Rank in Poland: #16
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #6
Rank in Poland: #13
Housing in Tarnów is affordable - few monthly salaries needed per square metre.
Most affordable housing relative to earnings
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #3
Rank in Poland: #4
Tarnów is a bike-friendly city - well-developed bike-path network and car alternatives.
Most bike-friendly cities
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #5
Rank in Poland: #16
Rich cultural scene in Tarnów - theatres, museums and events on a national scale.
Best cities for culture
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants):
Few green areas in Tarnów - one of the most built-up cities in the country.
Greenest cities
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #23
Rank in Poland: #61
Loud, crowded environment in Tarnów - very high urban intensity.
Most peaceful cities to live in
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #21
Rank in Poland: #49
Low public-safety level in Tarnów - higher crime than in other Polish cities.
Safest cities
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants):
How many taxpayers routed 1.5% of their PIT to OPPs registered in Tarnów, and how the city compares with the rest of Poland.
Taxpayers (1.5%)
2.9 K
Total 1.5% PIT
413.3 K PLN
OPPs in the city
12
Avg. per OPP
34.4 K PLN
| settlement year | Taxpayers (1.5%) | Total 1.5% PIT | OPPs in the city | Avg. per OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9 K | 413.3 K PLN | 12 | 34.4 K PLN |
| 2024 | 2.8 K | 323.9 K PLN | 12 | 27.0 K PLN |
| 2023 | 2.3 K | 241.8 K PLN | 9 | 26.9 K PLN |
| 2022 | 3.3 K | 215.9 K PLN | 9 | 24.0 K PLN |
| 2021 | 3.6 K | 244.0 K PLN | 9 | 27.1 K PLN |
| 2020 | 3.9 K | 222.2 K PLN | 9 | 24.7 K PLN |
| 2019 | 4.0 K | 242.8 K PLN | 8 | 30.4 K PLN |
| 2018 | 4.5 K |
Source: list of organisations entitled to receive 1.5% PIT (Polish National Freedom Institute / KRS).
Rank in Poland: #13
Rank in Poland: #59
| 245.5 K PLN |
| 9 |
| 27.3 K PLN |
| 2017 | 0 | 212.7 K PLN | 8 | 26.6 K PLN |
| 2016 | 0 | 267.0 K PLN | 7 | 38.1 K PLN |
| 2015 | 0 | 323.7 K PLN | 7 | 46.2 K PLN |
| 2014 | 0 | 442.2 K PLN | 7 | 63.2 K PLN |
| 2013 | 0 | 1.2 M PLN | 6 | 195.7 K PLN |
| 2012 | 0 | 206.4 K PLN | 5 | 41.3 K PLN |
| 2011 | 0 | 92.5 K PLN | 4 | 23.1 K PLN |
Fresh registrations from the last few days — companies, associations, foundations and cooperatives.
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