City profile: Warsaw
See company ranking in Warsaw
Largest companies registered in Warsaw by revenue and net profit
Overview of Warsaw
Snapshot of key indicators for Warsaw in the most recent year available.
Population
1,860,281
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
10.7 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
1.5%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
3,098
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
3,603.7
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
15.9 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Warsaw
Warsaw, with about 1.86 million residents and the capital of Poland and Masovian Voivodeship, is the country's largest city — its administrative, financial, economic and cultural centre — and one of Central Europe's most dynamic metros. Strengths are impressive and often record-setting: POLAND'S HIGHEST business density at 3,098 REGON entities per 10,000 residents (100th percentile), 43,083 newly registered businesses per year (100th percentile), gigantic investment outlays of PLN 50.15 billion (100th percentile), 58 museums (100th percentile), 34 cinemas (100th percentile) and 62 cultural centres (100th percentile). Gross wages of PLN 10,715 (124% of the national average), unemployment of 1.5% (the lowest), 542 employed persons per 1,000 and 813.7 km of bike paths (10× more than smaller regional capitals). 17 Park & Ride lots, 73 km of bus lanes. 2,717 tourists per 1,000 and 190 hotels. Weaknesses: THE MOST deregistered entities (20,413, 0 percentile) — reflecting the huge churn — high housing prices of PLN 15,852/m² (2nd percentile) and an affordability ratio of 1.48 monthly salaries per m² (3rd percentile), low police effectiveness of 49.9% (5th percentile) and only 27.3 m² of greenery per inhabitant (6th percentile). Warsaw is Poland's economic phenomenon — a magnet for business and talent — at the cost of the most expensive housing and high life pressure.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 10 air monitoring stations in Warsaw.
8.34 µg/m³
17.88 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:35 PM
Demographics of Warsaw
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Warsaw based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Warsaw
- Men858,004 · 46.1%
- Women1,002,277 · 53.9%
Dependency ratios in Warsaw
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 Warsaw
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Warsaw based on GUS data.
Total deaths
17,254
people · 2024
Marriages
7,878
marriages · 2024
Labour market in Warsaw
Salaries in Warsaw compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Warsaw
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Warsaw vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Warsaw
1.5%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
11.32%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Warsaw
909
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
542
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Warsaw
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Warsaw.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Warsaw
New businesses
43,083
entities · 2025
Deregistered
20,413
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
3,098
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
516.6
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
28.3%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Warsaw
14
entities · 2025
Real estate in Warsaw
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Warsaw.
Apartment price / m² in Warsaw
15.9 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Warsaw
1.48
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
10.6
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Warsaw.
Education in Warsaw
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Warsaw based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
256,939
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
51,195
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
36,885
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women143,413
- Men113,526
Transport & infrastructure in Warsaw
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Warsaw based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
1,336,242
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 718.3
Environment and quality of life in Warsaw
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Warsaw.
Green areas per capita
27.3
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
7.8
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
17.7
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
9.82%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 10Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
8.34 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
11.69 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
10.08 µg/m³
PM10 now
17.88 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
22.37 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
21.07 µg/m³
High PM10 days (30d)
5
Maximum number of days with PM10 above 50 µg/m³ at a single station.
Traffic-related pollution
NO₂ now
25.83 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
27 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
23.48 µg/m³
Warsaw in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Warsaw benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Warsaw
Registered unemployment rate in Warsaw
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Warsaw
Population of Warsaw
Apartment price per m² in Warsaw
All indicators - Warsaw
Population of Warsaw
people · year 2021
1,860,281
Number of men in Warsaw
people · year 2021
858,004
Number of women in Warsaw
people · year 2021
1,002,277
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
3,603.7
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
1.2
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
6,058
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
66.8
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
37.5
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
128
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
30.8%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
7.98
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
9.26
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-1.29
Total deaths in Warsaw
people · year 2024
17,254
Marriages registered in Warsaw
marriages · year 2024
7,878
Avg. gross salary in Warsaw
year 2024
10.7 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Warsaw
% · year 2025
1.5%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
542
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
904.2
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
0.5%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
0.5%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
0.6%
Job offers at year-end in Warsaw
offers · year 2025
909
Job offers during the year in Warsaw
offers · year 2025
26,809
Work accidents in Warsaw
accidents · year 2024
4,814
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
2.45
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
11.32%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
106.95%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
124.16%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
3,098
Newly registered businesses in Warsaw
entities · year 2025
43,083
Deregistered businesses in Warsaw
entities · year 2025
20,413
REGON entities in Warsaw
entities · year 2025
43,083
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
310
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
516.6
Foreign-capital companies in Warsaw
entities · year 2025
14
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
28.3%
Agri-food sector entities in Warsaw
entities · year 2025
2,757
Business net change in Warsaw
entities · year 2025
22,670
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
111.06%
Enterprise investment outlays in Warsaw
year 2024
50.2 B PLN
Higher-education students in Warsaw
people · year 2024
256,939
Female higher-ed students in Warsaw
people · year 2024
143,413
Male higher-ed students in Warsaw
people · year 2024
113,526
Higher-education graduates in Warsaw
people · year 2024
51,195
Preschool-age children in Warsaw
people · year 2024
36,885
Registered passenger cars in Warsaw
vehicles · year 2024
1,336,242
Apartment price / m² in Warsaw
year 2024
15.9 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
10.6
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
106.5
Housing affordability in Warsaw
months of salary / m² · year 2024
1.48
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.02
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
9%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
27.3
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
7.8
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
17.7
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
9.82%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
6.4%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
14.8%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
7,638.69
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
0.4
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0
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