City profile: Włocławek
Overview of Włocławek
Snapshot of key indicators for Włocławek in the most recent year available.
Population
104,705
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
7.6 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
9.5%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,130
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
1,169
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
5.8 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Włocławek
Włocławek, with about 105,000 residents in Kuyavia-Pomerania Voivodeship, is a historic city on the Vistula and the Włocławek Reservoir, known for the chemical industry (Anwil — Orlen Group) and ceramics (Włocławek Manufaktura). Strengths: a very large river area of 1,471 ha (97th percentile, the Włocławek Reservoir + the Vistula) — the second-largest after Szczecin — and low violent crime (0.33/1,000, 83rd percentile). Gross wages of PLN 7,632 (88% of the national average) and low housing prices of PLN 5,845/m² (affordability 0.77 monthly salaries per m²) support family settlement. Weaknesses run deep, however: high unemployment of 9.5% (6th percentile), low live births of 4.85/1,000 (9th percentile), low business density of 1,130 REGON entities per 10,000 (11th percentile), a deeply negative natural increase of -8.02/1,000 (14th percentile) and an ageing society (old-age dependency 40.7, 18th percentile). A modest cultural offer (1 cinema, 4 museums), no bus lanes or Park & Ride lots. Włocławek offers a beautiful riverside setting and affordable living, but needs labour-market activation and a reversal of the depopulation trend.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 3 air monitoring stations in Włocławek.
5.9 µg/m³
9.8 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:38 PM
Demographics of Włocławek
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Włocławek based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Włocławek
- Men48,890 · 46.7%
- Women55,815 · 53.3%
Dependency ratios in Włocławek
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 Włocławek
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Włocławek based on GUS data.
Total deaths
1,289
people · 2024
Marriages
305
marriages · 2024
Labour market in Włocławek
Salaries in Włocławek compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Włocławek
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Włocławek vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Włocławek
9.5%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
14.13%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Włocławek
403
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
295
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Włocławek
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Włocławek.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Włocławek
New businesses
650
entities · 2025
Deregistered
561
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,130
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
201.6
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
14.3%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Włocławek
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in Włocławek
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Włocławek.
Apartment price / m² in Włocławek
5.8 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Włocławek
0.77
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 Włocławek.
Education in Włocławek
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Włocławek based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
2,292
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
613
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
1,412
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women1,401
- Men891
Transport & infrastructure in Włocławek
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Włocławek based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
51,868
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 495.4
Environment and quality of life in Włocławek
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Włocławek.
Green areas per capita
40.3
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
5.4
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
12.2
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
4.71%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 3Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
5.9 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
12.04 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
10.57 µg/m³
PM10 now
9.8 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
15.86 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
18.03 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
16.1 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
22.72 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
16.7 µg/m³
Włocławek in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Włocławek benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Włocławek
Registered unemployment rate in Włocławek
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Włocławek
Population of Włocławek
Apartment price per m² in Włocławek
All indicators - Włocławek
Population of Włocławek
people · year 2021
104,705
Number of men in Włocławek
people · year 2021
48,890
Number of women in Włocławek
people · year 2021
55,815
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,169
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-13.2
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
3,719
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
78.4
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
52.2
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
199
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
40.7%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
4.85
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
12.87
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-8.02
Total deaths in Włocławek
people · year 2024
1,289
Marriages registered in Włocławek
marriages · year 2024
305
Avg. gross salary in Włocławek
year 2024
7.6 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Włocławek
% · year 2025
9.5%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
295
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
514.8
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
3.3%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
4%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
2.7%
Job offers at year-end in Włocławek
offers · year 2025
403
Job offers during the year in Włocławek
offers · year 2025
3,578
Work accidents in Włocławek
accidents · year 2024
158
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.62
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
14.13%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
98.98%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
88.43%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,130
Newly registered businesses in Włocławek
entities · year 2025
650
Deregistered businesses in Włocławek
entities · year 2025
561
REGON entities in Włocławek
entities · year 2025
650
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
113
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
201.6
Foreign-capital companies in Włocławek
entities · year 2025
0
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
14.3%
Agri-food sector entities in Włocławek
entities · year 2025
71
Business net change in Włocławek
entities · year 2025
89
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
15.86%
Enterprise investment outlays in Włocławek
year 2024
793.1 M PLN
Higher-education students in Włocławek
people · year 2024
2,292
Female higher-ed students in Włocławek
people · year 2024
1,401
Male higher-ed students in Włocławek
people · year 2024
891
Higher-education graduates in Włocławek
people · year 2024
613
Preschool-age children in Włocławek
people · year 2024
1,412
Registered passenger cars in Włocławek
vehicles · year 2024
51,868
Apartment price / m² in Włocławek
year 2024
5.8 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
3.6
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
35.6
Housing affordability in Włocławek
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.77
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.15
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
13.9%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
40.3
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
5.4
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
12.2
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
4.71%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
1.4%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
24.6%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
2,092.84
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
2.1
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0