City profile: Toruń
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Largest companies registered in Toruń by revenue and net profit
Overview of Toruń
Snapshot of key indicators for Toruń in the most recent year available.
Population
198,273
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
8.3 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
3.9%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,531
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
1,674
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
8.4 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Toruń
Toruń, with about 198,000 residents in Kuyavia-Pomerania Voivodeship, is a medieval Hanseatic city on the Vistula, the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus and the seat of Nicolaus Copernicus University — a UNESCO-listed site. Strengths: a strong tourism base with 1,846 tourists per 1,000 residents (91st percentile) and 50 hotels, 5 Park & Ride lots (92nd percentile), low violent crime (0.3/1,000, 91st percentile), 8 museums (89th percentile), 4 cinemas and 651 ha of rivers (the Vistula + Drwęca, 88th percentile). Gross wages of PLN 8,324 (96% of the national average), unemployment of 3.9%, forest cover of 25% and 65.8 m² of greenery per inhabitant create an attractive package. 147 km of bike paths. Weaknesses: wastewater coverage of just 90% (15th percentile) — below big-city standard — a housing-affordability ratio of 1.01 (18th percentile) at prices of PLN 8,433/m² and a high deregistration count (1,517, 20th percentile). Toruń combines unique UNESCO heritage with a mid-sized academic metropolis, offering rich tourism, good environmental quality and developed infrastructure — an ideal city for families, students and tourists who value history and the Vistula.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 3 air monitoring stations in Toruń.
6.1 µg/m³
14.73 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:18 PM
Demographics of Toruń
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Toruń based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Toruń
- Men92,196 · 46.5%
- Women106,077 · 53.5%
Dependency ratios in Toruń
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
Vital events in Toruń
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Toruń based on GUS data.
Total deaths
2,105
people · 2024
Marriages
781
marriages · 2024
Labour market in Toruń
Salaries in Toruń compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Toruń
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Toruń vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Toruń
3.9%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
13.89%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Toruń
105
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
335
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Toruń
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Toruń.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Toruń
New businesses
2,251
entities · 2025
Deregistered
1,517
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,531
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
265.6
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
17.5%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Toruń
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in Toruń
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Toruń.
Apartment price / m² in Toruń
8.4 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Toruń
1.01
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
7.1
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Toruń.
Education in Toruń
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Toruń based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
25,543
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
5,896
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
3,238
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women16,927
- Men8,616
Transport & infrastructure in Toruń
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Toruń based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
102,444
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 516.7
Environment and quality of life in Toruń
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Toruń.
Green areas per capita
65.8
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
8.7
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
22.9
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
11.02%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 3Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
6.1 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
12.42 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
9.72 µg/m³
PM10 now
14.73 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
16.19 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
17.86 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
0
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
Traffic-related pollution
NO₂ now
7.4 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
14.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
10.74 µg/m³
Toruń in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Toruń benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Toruń
Registered unemployment rate in Toruń
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Toruń
Population of Toruń
Apartment price per m² in Toruń
All indicators - Toruń
Population of Toruń
people · year 2021
198,273
Number of men in Toruń
people · year 2021
92,196
Number of women in Toruń
people · year 2021
106,077
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,674
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-5.4
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,104
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
73.4
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
45.2
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
160.3
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
35.8%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.36
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
10.84
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-4.48
Total deaths in Toruń
people · year 2024
2,105
Marriages registered in Toruń
marriages · year 2024
781
Avg. gross salary in Toruń
year 2024
8.3 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Toruń
% · year 2025
3.9%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
335
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
569.5
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
0.7%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
0.8%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
0.7%
Job offers at year-end in Toruń
offers · year 2025
105
Job offers during the year in Toruń
offers · year 2025
3,584
Work accidents in Toruń
accidents · year 2024
403
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.53
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
13.89%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
107.96%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
96.45%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,531
Newly registered businesses in Toruń
entities · year 2025
2,251
Deregistered businesses in Toruń
entities · year 2025
1,517
REGON entities in Toruń
entities · year 2025
2,251
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
153
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
265.6
Foreign-capital companies in Toruń
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
17.5%
Agri-food sector entities in Toruń
entities · year 2025
183
Business net change in Toruń
entities · year 2025
734
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
48.38%
Enterprise investment outlays in Toruń
year 2024
1.3 B PLN
Higher-education students in Toruń
people · year 2024
25,543
Female higher-ed students in Toruń
people · year 2024
16,927
Male higher-ed students in Toruń
people · year 2024
8,616
Higher-education graduates in Toruń
people · year 2024
5,896
Preschool-age children in Toruń
people · year 2024
3,238
Registered passenger cars in Toruń
vehicles · year 2024
102,444
Apartment price / m² in Toruń
year 2024
8.4 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
7.1
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
70.6
Housing affordability in Toruń
months of salary / m² · year 2024
1.01
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.02
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.08
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
13.6%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
65.8
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
8.7
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
22.9
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
11.02%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
3.8%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
25%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
2,890.76
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
1.5
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0
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