City profile: Toruń

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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.

Strengths and weaknesses of Toruń

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

Top 3 rankings of Toruń

Best ranking positions of Toruń across Poland.

Strengths

High tourist appeal in Toruń - landmarks, attractions and visitor numbers among the country's top.
Most tourist-attractive cities
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #1
Rank in Poland: #7
Toruń 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): #1
Rank in Poland: #8
Toruń ranks among the greenest cities in Poland - high green-area per resident.
Greenest cities
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants):

Weaknesses

Expensive housing in Toruń relative to earnings - many monthly salaries per square metre.
Most affordable housing relative to earnings
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #18
Rank in Poland: #48
Less senior-friendly conditions in Toruń - weaker access to healthcare, culture or transport.
Best cities for seniors
Rank among medium cities (100–200 thousand inhabitants): #12
Rank in Poland: #30
Low investment potential in Toruń - limited capex activity by businesses and local government.
City investment potential

Air quality today

Good air qualitySource: GIOŚ

The result is based on the weakest reading among 3 air monitoring stations in Toruń.

PM2.5 now

6.1 µg/m³

PM10 now

14.73 µg/m³

Last updated

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

73.4

Post- per working-age

ppl / 100 working-age · 2024

45.2

Old-age dependency ratio

% · 2024

35.8%

Population change per 1k residents

ppl / 1k · 2024

-5.4

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

Births / 1k6.36 per 1k people

Deaths / 1k10.84 per 1k people

Natural increase / 1k-4.48 per 1k people

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

New businessesDeregistered

Net change+734

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

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: 3

Particulate 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)

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

Last updated: 05/21/2026, 09:18 PMSource: GIOŚ

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

Toruń in rankings

How does Toruń 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

58.0/ 100

Rank in Poland: #6
Rank among medium cities: #3

settlement year	Taxpayers (1.5%)	Total 1.5% PIT	OPPs in the city	Avg. per OPP
2025	31.6 K	4.6 M PLN	21	219.5 K PLN
2024	30.8 K	4.0 M PLN	21	191.1 K PLN
2023	29.0 K	3.7 M PLN	18	204.0 K PLN
2022	40.6 K	3.1 M PLN	16	191.6 K PLN
2021	45.1 K	2.9 M PLN	15	193.8 K PLN
2020	49.2 K	3.1 M PLN	15	203.7 K PLN
2019	46.8 K	2.9 M PLN	13	225.0 K PLN
2018	45.2 K

Indicator	Toruń	Rzeszów	Difference
Population	198,273	195,871	+2,402 +1.2%
Population density	1,674	1,537.2	+136.8 +8.9%
Avg. gross salary	8.3 K PLN	8.7 K PLN	−356.23 PLN −4.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.3%	−0.4% −9.3%
REGON / 10k	1,531	1,844	−313 −17%
Apartment price / m²	8.4 K PLN / m²	8.6 K PLN / m²	−120 PLN / m² −1.4%
Green areas / capita	65.8	100.7	−34.9 −34.7%
Housing affordability	1.01	0.99	+0.02 +2%

City profile: Toruń

Overview of Toruń

About - Toruń

Top 3 rankings of Toruń

Strengths

Weaknesses

Demographics of Toruń

Gender split in Toruń

Dependency ratios in Toruń

Vital events in Toruń

Labour market in Toruń

Salary benchmark - Toruń

Business activity in Toruń

Registrations vs deregistrations - Toruń

Real estate in Toruń

Education in Toruń

Students by gender

Transport & infrastructure in Toruń

Environment and quality of life in Toruń

Air quality

Particulate matter

Traffic-related pollution

Toruń in numbers over time

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

Toruń in rankings

Best cities to live in Poland

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

Safest academic cities

Best cities for seniors

Most peaceful cities to live in

Most bike-friendly cities

Cities with the highest parking pressure

Most innovative cities

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

Largest OPP in Toruń

1.5% PIT history - Toruń

Comparison - Toruń vs another city

Percentage difference (Toruń minus peer)

All indicators - Toruń

Companies

Maxrob Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

Gabinet Fizjoterapii Vertebra C6 Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

BEE WAY Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością

Associations

Stowarzyszenie KLUB Sportowy Kapustka Szulc TEAM

Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Rozwoju Edukacji, Kultury i Sportu Image

Stowarzyszenie TKFS Toruń

Foundations

Polski Instytut Długowieczności

Fundacja IN Progress

Fundacja Kolory Tęczy

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Comparison - Toruń vs another city

Percentage difference (Toruń minus peer)

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

Largest OPP in Toruń

1.5% PIT history - Toruń

Toruń in rankings

Best cities to live in Poland

Best cities to do business in