City profile: Wrocław
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Largest companies registered in Wrocław by revenue and net profit
Overview of Wrocław
Snapshot of key indicators for Wrocław in the most recent year available.
Population
672,929
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
9.4 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
2.3%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
2,302
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
2,298.1
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
11.8 K PLN / m²
2024
About - Wrocław
Wrocław, with about 673,000 residents and the capital of Lower Silesian Voivodeship, is a historic city on the Oder (across 12 islands) — an academic centre (University of Wrocław, Wrocław University of Technology), economic and cultural hub of south-western Poland. Strengths are exemplary: POLAND'S HIGHEST count of Park & Ride lots — as many as 36 (100th percentile), 429 km of bike paths (98th percentile), 41 km of bus lanes (98th percentile), 13,105 newly registered businesses per year (97th percentile), 11.4 dwellings completed per 1,000 inhabitants (97th percentile, second-best in the country) and 13 stadiums (97th percentile). Gross wages of PLN 9,425 (109% of the national average), unemployment of 2.3%, business density of 2,302 REGON entities, a rich cultural offer (21 museums, 8 cinemas, 11 cultural centres, 139,439 library readers). 2,000 tourists per 1,000 and 110 hotels. Weaknesses: POLAND'S LOWEST police effectiveness — 40.8% crime detection (0 percentile) — a very high deregistration count (6,184, 5th percentile), high housing prices of PLN 11,764/m² (8th percentile) and an affordability ratio of 1.25 (8th percentile). Wrocław is the leader of Poland's sustainable-mobility and business development — but with a serious public-safety challenge.
Air quality today
Air quality today
The result is based on the weakest reading among 5 air monitoring stations in Wrocław.
12.2 µg/m³
17 µg/m³
05/21/2026, 09:20 PM
Demographics of Wrocław
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population of Wrocław based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in Wrocław
- Men316,292 · 47.0%
- Women356,637 · 53.0%
Dependency ratios in Wrocław
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 Wrocław
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in Wrocław based on GUS data.
Total deaths
6,672
people · 2024
Marriages
3,674
marriages · 2024
Labour market in Wrocław
Salaries in Wrocław compared with the voivodeship and national averages, alongside broader employment signals.
Salary benchmark - Wrocław
Voivodeship and Poland baselines derived from BDL ratios (Wrocław vs. voivodeship / Poland).
Registered unemployment in Wrocław
2.3%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
13.08%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Wrocław
633
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
434
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in Wrocław
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in Wrocław.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Wrocław
New businesses
13,105
entities · 2025
Deregistered
6,184
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
2,302
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
378.9
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
23.3%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Wrocław
5
entities · 2025
Real estate in Wrocław
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in Wrocław.
Apartment price / m² in Wrocław
11.8 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Wrocław
1.25
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
11.4
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in Wrocław.
Education in Wrocław
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in Wrocław based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
115,538
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
25,219
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
13,317
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women64,863
- Men50,675
Transport & infrastructure in Wrocław
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in Wrocław based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
427,876
vehicles · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 635.8
Environment and quality of life in Wrocław
Air quality, green areas and public-space quality in Wrocław.
Green areas per capita
52.7
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
19.8
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
26.7
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
12.11%
% · 2024
Air quality
· Monitoring stations: 5Particulate matter
PM2.5 now
12.2 µg/m³
Fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
PM2.5 24h avg
11.2 µg/m³
PM2.5 30d avg
13.23 µg/m³
PM10 now
17 µg/m³
Larger airborne particles - dust, traffic and heating.
PM10 24h avg
17.35 µg/m³
PM10 30d avg
19.96 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
23.27 µg/m³
Pollution most often linked to road traffic.
NO₂ 24h avg
19.45 µg/m³
NO₂ 30d avg
20.84 µg/m³
Wrocław in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators of Wrocław benchmarked against the voivodeship.
Average gross salary in Wrocław
Registered unemployment rate in Wrocław
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Wrocław
Population of Wrocław
Apartment price per m² in Wrocław
All indicators - Wrocław
Population of Wrocław
people · year 2021
672,929
Number of men in Wrocław
people · year 2021
316,292
Number of women in Wrocław
people · year 2021
356,637
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
2,298.1
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-1.3
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2014
4,914
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
64.6
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
38.2
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
145.1
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
31.5%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
7.98
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
9.91
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-1.93
Total deaths in Wrocław
people · year 2024
6,672
Marriages registered in Wrocław
marriages · year 2024
3,674
Avg. gross salary in Wrocław
year 2024
9.4 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Wrocław
% · year 2025
2.3%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
434
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
706.3
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 Wrocław
offers · year 2025
633
Job offers during the year in Wrocław
offers · year 2025
8,108
Work accidents in Wrocław
accidents · year 2024
1,773
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.1
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
13.08%
Salary vs voivodeship
% · year 2024
106.29%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
109.21%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
2,302
Newly registered businesses in Wrocław
entities · year 2025
13,105
Deregistered businesses in Wrocław
entities · year 2025
6,184
REGON entities in Wrocław
entities · year 2025
13,105
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
230
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
378.9
Foreign-capital companies in Wrocław
entities · year 2025
5
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
23.3%
Agri-food sector entities in Wrocław
entities · year 2025
742
Business net change in Wrocław
entities · year 2025
6,921
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
111.92%
Enterprise investment outlays in Wrocław
year 2024
5.8 B PLN
Higher-education students in Wrocław
people · year 2024
115,538
Female higher-ed students in Wrocław
people · year 2024
64,863
Male higher-ed students in Wrocław
people · year 2024
50,675
Higher-education graduates in Wrocław
people · year 2024
25,219
Preschool-age children in Wrocław
people · year 2024
13,317
Registered passenger cars in Wrocław
vehicles · year 2024
427,876
Apartment price / m² in Wrocław
year 2024
11.8 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
11.4
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
114.5
Housing affordability in Wrocław
months of salary / m² · year 2024
1.25
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
8.8%
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
52.7
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
19.8
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
26.7
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
12.11%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
6.1%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
7.9%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
2,309.13
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
0.3
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
0.75