City rankings

Polish city rankings

Each ranking covers Poland's 66 powiat-grodzki cities. Pick a topic to see the full table and methodology.

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Composite quality-of-life ranking covering the labour market, housing, environment, demographics, the local economy, workplace safety and traffic (TomTom Traffic Index - 12 cities).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of JaworznoJaworzno68.5
  2. 2Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów66.2
  3. 3Coat of arms of PłockPłock64.1
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Environment

Cleanest air

Air quality ranking based on GIOŚ data (30-day rolling averages).

Top three

  1. No data
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Economic activity: company density, new registrations, share of sole traders and foreign capital.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa98.8
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków95.6
  3. 3Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław94.4
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Labour market

Best labour market

Earnings, unemployment, job openings and workplace safety.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of KrakówKraków82.1
  2. 2Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów79.2
  3. 3Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa78.2
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Housing affordability: square metres a monthly salary buys, price-to-income ratio and the supply of new flats.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of GliwiceGliwice89.5
  2. 2Coat of arms of PłockPłock80.5
  3. 3Coat of arms of JaworznoJaworzno77.9
See where housing is most affordable relative to earnings

Environment

Greenest cities

Green areas per capita and the share of green land cover.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of GrudziądzGrudziądz78.8
  2. 2Coat of arms of OlsztynOlsztyn78.0
  3. 3Coat of arms of ToruńToruń76.2
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Investment activity by enterprises and local government, capex intensity and municipal investments.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RybnikRybnik96.4
  2. 2Coat of arms of PłockPłock94.4
  3. 3Coat of arms of GliwiceGliwice83.5
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Population change and demographic dependency ratios.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów97.6
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków97.1
  3. 3Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa94.5
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How family-friendly each city is: birth rates, housing access, council spending on education and culture, and green areas.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów67.8
  2. 2Coat of arms of JaworznoJaworzno64.1
  3. 3Coat of arms of LesznoLeszno62.5
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Academic and research potential: student headcount, graduates, R&D staff and council spending on education.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów80.6
  2. 2Coat of arms of OpoleOpole72.3
  3. 3Coat of arms of KatowiceKatowice71.4
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City and resident wealth: salaries, council revenue, PIT/CIT shares and company density.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa99.1
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków94.9
  3. 3Coat of arms of SopotSopot93.8
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Cycling infrastructure and car alternatives: bike lanes, lane density, bike-sharing, bus lanes and Park & Ride.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław92.5
  2. 2Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa87.5
  3. 3Coat of arms of BiałystokBiałystok84.8
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Parking pressure: cars per km², cars per resident and population density combined. Higher score = harder to park.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa98.9
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków91.0
  3. 3Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław89.6
See where parking is the hardest

Innovation potential: R&D staff, share of research personnel in enterprises, foreign capital and new firms.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa100.0
  2. 2Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław98.5
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków97.0
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Cities ranked by total population (largest first).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa1.9M people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków800.7K people
  3. 3Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław672.9K people
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Inhabitants per square kilometre.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa3,604 people / km²
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŚwiętochłowiceŚwiętochłowice3,385 people / km²
  3. 3Coat of arms of ChorzówChorzów2,984 people / km²
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Population change per 1 000 inhabitants (fastest-growing first).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów5.3 per 1 000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków3.7 per 1 000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of GdańskGdańsk2.6 per 1 000 people
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Lowest old-age dependency ratio - the youngest demographic profile.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of SuwałkiSuwałki29 %
  2. 2Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów29.8 %
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków30 %
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Live births per 1 000 inhabitants.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów9.7 per 1 000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków8.7 per 1 000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of SiedlceSiedlce8.7 per 1 000 people
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Deaths per 1 000 inhabitants (lowest first).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów8.3 per 1 000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŁomżaŁomża8.4 per 1 000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of BiałystokBiałystok9.0 per 1 000 people
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Natural increase per 1 000 inhabitants.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów1.4 per 1 000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of SiedlceSiedlce-0.3 per 1 000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków-0.6 per 1 000 people
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Total marriages registered (absolute number).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa7,878 marriages
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków4,260 marriages
  3. 3Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław3,674 marriages
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Marriages per 1 000 inhabitants (per capita).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław5.5 marriage / 1000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków5.3 marriage / 1000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of PoznańPoznań4.8 marriage / 1000 people
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Total deaths (absolute number - correlates with city size).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa17.3K people
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŁódźŁódź9,218 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków7,559 people
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Deaths per 1 000 inhabitants (per capita).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of Wałbrzych since 2013Wałbrzych since 201315.7 per 1 000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŁódźŁódź14.2 per 1 000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of ChorzówChorzów14.2 per 1 000 people
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Registered unemployment rate.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of PoznańPoznań1.4 %
  2. 2Coat of arms of KatowiceKatowice1.5 %
  3. 3Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa1.5 %
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Average gross monthly wage.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of Jastrzębie-ZdrójJastrzębie-Zdrój13K PLN
  2. 2Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa10.7K PLN
  3. 3Coat of arms of PłockPłock10.6K PLN
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Year-on-year change in average gross monthly wage.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of SkierniewiceSkierniewice18.9 %
  2. 2Coat of arms of GrudziądzGrudziądz18.8 %
  3. 3Coat of arms of ŁomżaŁomża17.7 %
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Total job openings posted during the year.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa26.8K offers
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków18.1K offers
  3. 3Coat of arms of GdańskGdańsk12.7K offers
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Job offers during the year per 10 000 inhabitants (per capita).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of ŚwiętochłowiceŚwiętochłowice907 offer / 10k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of SłupskSłupsk652 offer / 10k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of PłockPłock423 offer / 10k people
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Average price per square metre of residential property.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of BytomBytom3,820 PLN / m²
  2. 2Coat of arms of Jastrzębie-ZdrójJastrzębie-Zdrój4,395 PLN / m²
  3. 3Coat of arms of Piekary ŚląskiePiekary Śląskie4,573 PLN / m²
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New dwellings completed per 1 000 inhabitants.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów15.6 dwellings / 1 000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of GdańskGdańsk11.8 dwellings / 1 000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław11.4 dwellings / 1 000 people
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REGON-registered entities per 1 000 inhabitants.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa310 entities / 1 000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of SopotSopot300 entities / 1 000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of PoznańPoznań251 entities / 1 000 people
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Local-government budget revenue per inhabitant.

Top three

  1. No data
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Total students at higher-education institutions (absolute number).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa256.9K people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków137.8K people
  3. 3Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław115.5K people
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Higher-education students per 10 000 inhabitants (per capita).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów1,867 person / 10k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of PoznańPoznań1,837 person / 10k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of KatowiceKatowice1,761 person / 10k people
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Green areas per inhabitant (m² per person).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of GrudziądzGrudziądz124 m² / person
  2. 2Coat of arms of OlsztynOlsztyn119 m² / person
  3. 3Coat of arms of SopotSopot103 m² / person
See where there's the most green space per resident

People injured in workplace accidents per 1 000 employed.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of SopotSopot1.8 people / 1 000 employed
  2. 2Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa2.5 people / 1 000 employed
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków3.1 people / 1 000 employed
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Registered passenger cars (absolute number).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa1.3M vehicles
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków484.4K vehicles
  3. 3Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław427.9K vehicles
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Registered passenger cars per resident.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of PrzemyślPrzemyśl0.8 vehicle / person
  2. 2Coat of arms of OpoleOpole0.7 vehicle / person
  3. 3Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa0.7 vehicle / person
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Registered passenger cars per km² of city area - a parking-pressure proxy.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa2,589 vehicle / km²
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŚwiętochłowiceŚwiętochłowice1,665 vehicle / km²
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków1,498 vehicle / km²
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Road accidents in total (absolute number - correlates with city size and traffic).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of KrakówKraków941 accident
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŁódźŁódź859 accident
  3. 3Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa683 accident
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Road accidents per 10 000 inhabitants (per capita).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of ŁódźŁódź12.8 accident / 10k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of Nowy SączNowy Sącz12.3 accident / 10k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of RadomRadom11.8 accident / 10k people
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Road-accident fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of Piotrków TrybunalskiPiotrków Trybunalski7.6 person / 100k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of SłupskSłupsk5.9 person / 100k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of KaliszKalisz4.3 person / 100k people
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Road-accident fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants (lowest first).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of Bielsko-BiałaBielsko-Biała0.6 person / 100k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrakówKraków0.6 person / 100k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of ZabrzeZabrze0.7 person / 100k people
See where roads are the safest

Total length of bike paths (km).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa814 km
  2. 2Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław429 km
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków371 km
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Bike paths per 100 km².

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of LesznoLeszno212 km / 100 km²
  2. 2Coat of arms of ZamośćZamość198 km / 100 km²
  3. 3Coat of arms of BiałystokBiałystok167 km / 100 km²
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Total bikes in the public bike-sharing system.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa3,330 bike
  2. 2Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław2,434 bike
  3. 3Coat of arms of GdańskGdańsk2,226 bike
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Public bike-sharing bikes per 10 000 inhabitants (per capita).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of SopotSopot51.9 bike / 10k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of GdyniaGdynia47 bike / 10k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of GdańskGdańsk45.8 bike / 10k people
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Total length of bus lanes (km).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa73.1 km
  2. 2Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław41 km
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków38.3 km
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Bus lanes per 100 km² of city area.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of BiałystokBiałystok23.9 km / 100 km²
  2. 2Coat of arms of KielceKielce19.8 km / 100 km²
  3. 3Coat of arms of OlsztynOlsztyn17.7 km / 100 km²
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Number of Park & Ride locations.

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław36 location
  2. 2Coat of arms of WarszawaWarszawa17 location
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków9.0 location
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Park & Ride locations per 100 000 inhabitants (per capita).

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of WrocławWrocław5.3 location / 100k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of Siemianowice ŚląskieSiemianowice Śląskie4.6 location / 100k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of SopotSopot3.0 location / 100k people
See where Park & Ride is most accessible per capita

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of ŁomżaŁomża14 crime / 1000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów14.6 crime / 1000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of BiałystokBiałystok17.1 crime / 1000 people
See where overall crime is lowest

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of KaliszKalisz0.2 crime / 1000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of PłockPłock0.2 crime / 1000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrosnoKrosno0.3 crime / 1000 people
See where violent crime is rarest

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of ŁomżaŁomża6.6 crime / 1000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of TarnobrzegTarnobrzeg7.3 crime / 1000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of ZamośćZamość7.8 crime / 1000 people
See where property crime is the rarest

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of KrosnoKrosno7.9 crime / 1000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŁomżaŁomża8.6 crime / 1000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of RzeszówRzeszów9.1 crime / 1000 people
See where criminal offences are the rarest

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of ChorzówChorzów6.0 person / 100k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of Piekary ŚląskiePiekary Śląskie6.0 person / 100k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of TychyTychy7.0 person / 100k people
See where the suicide rate is the lowest

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of SopotSopot11.9K person / 1000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of ŚwinoujścieŚwinoujście11.4K person / 1000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of KrakówKraków3,718 person / 1000 people
See where the most tourists arrive per capita

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of PrzemyślPrzemyśl10.3 facility / 100k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KrosnoKrosno8.9 facility / 100k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of SopotSopot6.1 facility / 100k people
See where there are the most museums per capita

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of KrakówKraków314 person / 1000 people
  2. 2Coat of arms of PłockPłock264 person / 1000 people
  3. 3Coat of arms of GliwiceGliwice258 person / 1000 people
See where library readership is the highest

Top three

  1. 1Coat of arms of KrosnoKrosno4.4 facility / 100k people
  2. 2Coat of arms of KoninKonin4.3 facility / 100k people
  3. 3Coat of arms of Jelenia GóraJelenia Góra3.9 facility / 100k people
See where there are the most cinemas per capita