Voivodeship rankings
Polish voivodeship rankings
Each ranking covers Poland's 16 voivodeships. Pick a topic to see the full table and methodology.
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Quality of life
Best voivodeships to live in
Quality-of-life ranking across 16 voivodeships combining labour market, health, safety, environment, demographics, housing and local-government finance.
Top three
- 1
Masovian65.9 - 2
Lesser Poland65.1 - 3
Pomeranian62.5
Economic strength of voivodeships measured by GDP, wages and the concentration of business activity.
Top three
- 1Masovian98.2
- 2
Lower Silesian83.3 - 3
Silesian82.9
Business activity and operating conditions: firm density, new registrations, foreign capital.
Top three
- 1Masovian97.5
- 2Lower Silesian83.2
- 3
Greater Poland76.3
Labour market
Best labour market
Labour-market conditions: wage levels, unemployment rate and employment dynamics.
Top three
- 1Masovian84.7
- 2Lesser Poland75.5
- 3Silesian73.2
Innovation
Innovation potential
R&D spending, patents and the share of knowledge-intensive sectors.
Top three
- 1Masovian97.0
- 2Pomeranian79.5
- 3Lesser Poland78.0
Demographics
Demographic stability
Population stability: natural increase, migration and age structure.
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland97.1
- 2Pomeranian85.3
- 3Masovian81.4
Public safety
Safest voivodeships
Public and road safety: crime rate, detection rate and road fatalities.
Top three
- 1
Podlaskie76.3 - 2Lesser Poland75.5
- 3
Subcarpathian73.3
Tourism
Tourism attractiveness
Tourism attractiveness: visitor numbers, accommodation capacity, cultural and natural assets.
Top three
- 1
West Pomeranian94.3 - 2Pomeranian87.4
- 3Lesser Poland76.8
Wealth
Najbogatsze województwa
Top three
- 1Masovian100.0
- 2Lower Silesian93.1
- 3Silesian75.2
Investment
Potencjał inwestycyjny województw
Top three
- 1Masovian79.0
- 2
Lubusz69.3 - 3West Pomeranian63.0
Top three
- 1Lubusz85.0
- 2
Opole67.2 - 3Silesian66.0
Environment quality
Najbardziej zielone województwa
Top three
- 1Lubusz87.6
- 2West Pomeranian87.2
- 3
Warmian-Masurian77.3
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland83.0
- 2Pomeranian75.2
- 3
Lublin69.5
Top three
- 1Masovian95.3
- 2Greater Poland86.5
- 3Lower Silesian67.4
Environment quality
Województwa o najlepszej jakości środowiska
Top three
- 1West Pomeranian75.8
- 2Lubusz73.9
- 3Subcarpathian68.7
Top three
- 1Masovian5,514,699 person
- 2Silesian4,402,950 person
- 3Greater Poland3,504,579 person
Demography
Najszybciej rosnące województwa
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland-0.2 per 1000 people
- 2Masovian-0.4 per 1000 people
- 3Greater Poland-2.3 per 1000 people
Demography
Województwa z najmłodszą populacją
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland28.7 %
- 2Pomeranian29.2 %
- 3Greater Poland29.5 %
Demographics
Highest birth rate
Voivodeships with the highest live-birth rate.
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland7.75 per 1000 people
- 2Masovian7.66 per 1000 people
- 3Pomeranian7.47 per 1000 people
Demography
Województwa o najniższej umieralności
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland9.57 per 1000 people
- 2Subcarpathian9.82 per 1000 people
- 3Pomeranian9.94 per 1000 people
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland-1.82 per 1000 people
- 2Pomeranian-2.47 per 1000 people
- 3Masovian-2.78 per 1000 people
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland76.25 year
- 2Subcarpathian75.92 year
- 3Podlaskie75.43 year
Demography
Województwa z najdłuższym życiem kobiet
Top three
- 1Subcarpathian83.73 year
- 2Podlaskie83.72 year
- 3Lesser Poland83.26 year
Top three
- 1Lubusz188 index
- 2West Pomeranian302.8 index
- 3Masovian303.2 index
Top three
- 1Masovian20,976 marriage
- 2Silesian15,158 marriage
- 3Lesser Poland13,578 marriage
Economy
Highest GDP per capita
Voivodeships with the highest GDP per capita.
Top three
- 1Masovian153,228 PLN
- 2Lower Silesian103,643 PLN
- 3Greater Poland102,129 PLN
Economy
Largest economy (total GDP)
Voivodeships with the largest total GDP.
Top three
- 1Masovian872,530 mln PLN
- 2Silesian419,348 mln PLN
- 3Greater Poland359,824 mln PLN
Top three
- 1Masovian775,993 mln PLN
- 2Silesian372,951 mln PLN
- 3Greater Poland320,013 mln PLN
Top three
- 1Masovian101,133 PLN
- 2Silesian79,559 PLN
- 3Lower Silesian78,473 PLN
Top three
- 1Masovian115,234,024 k PLN
- 2Silesian46,909,211 k PLN
- 3Greater Poland37,872,156 k PLN
Top three
- 1Podlaskie22.7 %
- 2Opole21.9 %
- 3Lubusz21.3 %
Top three
- 1Masovian225,884.3 PLN
- 2Lower Silesian165,656 PLN
- 3Lubusz159,369 PLN
Top three
- 1Lublin43.1 %
- 2Opole38 %
- 3
Łódź36.6 %
Innovation
Highest research intensity
Voivodeships with the highest R&D spending as a share of GDP.
Top three
- 1Masovian14 person / 1000 economically active
- 2Lesser Poland12.1 person / 1000 economically active
- 3Pomeranian8.4 person / 1000 economically active
Labour market
Highest average salaries
Voivodeships with the highest average gross monthly salary.
Top three
- 1Masovian10,018.71 PLN
- 2Lower Silesian8,867.46 PLN
- 3Lesser Poland8,818.71 PLN
Labour market
Województwa z najszybciej rosnącymi pensjami
Top three
- 1Warmian-Masurian16.79 %
- 2Subcarpathian16.76 %
- 3
Świętokrzyskie16.39 %
Labour market
Lowest unemployment rate
Voivodeships with the lowest registered unemployment rate.
Top three
- 1Greater Poland3.5 %
- 2Masovian4.3 %
- 3Silesian4.4 %
Labour market
Województwa o najwyższym wskaźniku zatrudnienia
Top three
- 1Masovian538.7 per 1000 working age
- 2Greater Poland488.8 per 1000 working age
- 3Silesian480.7 per 1000 working age
Labour market
Województwa z największą liczbą ofert pracy
Top three
- 1Masovian99,903 offer
- 2Silesian62,868 offer
- 3Pomeranian55,838 offer
Top three
- 1Lubusz0.9 %
- 2Silesian0.9 %
- 3Greater Poland0.9 %
Labour market
Województwa z najniższą liczbą wypadków przy pracy
Top three
- 1Masovian2.91 person / 1000 employed
- 2Lesser Poland3.61 person / 1000 employed
- 3Subcarpathian4.6 person / 1000 employed
Real estate
Województwa z najtańszymi mieszkaniami
Top three
- 1Opole5,901 PLN / m²
- 2Lubusz5,975 PLN / m²
- 3Warmian-Masurian6,247 PLN / m²
Top three
- 1Masovian8.2 dwelling / 1000 people
- 2Pomeranian7.4 dwelling / 1000 people
- 3Lower Silesian6.6 dwelling / 1000 people
Top three
- 1Opole0.74 ratio
- 2Lubusz0.76 ratio
- 3Silesian0.76 ratio
Business activity
Województwa z największą gęstością firm
Top three
- 1Masovian1,911 entity / 10k people
- 2Lower Silesian1,589 entity / 10k people
- 3West Pomeranian1,572 entity / 10k people
Business activity
Województwa z największą liczbą nowo zarejestrowanych firm
Top three
- 1Masovian76,372 entity
- 2Lesser Poland36,436 entity
- 3Greater Poland35,288 entity
Business activity
Województwa z największą liczbą firm z kapitałem zagranicznym
Top three
- 1Łódź47 company
- 2Masovian18 company
- 3Silesian7 company
Local-government finance
Województwa z najwyższymi dochodami samorządu (per capita)
Top three
- 1Masovian1,226.26 PLN / person
- 2Podlaskie1,057.95 PLN / person
- 3Świętokrzyskie1,050.32 PLN / person
Local-government finance
Województwa z najwyższymi dochodami z PIT (per capita)
Top three
- 1Masovian105.96 PLN / person
- 2Lower Silesian74.14 PLN / person
- 3Silesian70.78 PLN / person
Local-government finance
Województwa z najwyższymi inwestycjami JST (per capita)
Top three
- 1West Pomeranian422 PLN / person
- 2Podlaskie411.84 PLN / person
- 3Subcarpathian371.35 PLN / person
Top three
- 1Masovian284,117 person
- 2Lesser Poland156,687 person
- 3Lower Silesian124,955 person
Top three
- 1Masovian515.2 person / 10k people
- 2Lesser Poland456.51 person / 10k people
- 3Lower Silesian430.15 person / 10k people
Top three
- 1Subcarpathian11.75 crime / 1000 people
- 2Podlaskie14.69 crime / 1000 people
- 3Świętokrzyskie15.52 crime / 1000 people
Top three
- 1
Kuyavian-Pomeranian0.24 crime / 1000 people - 2Lesser Poland0.3 crime / 1000 people
- 3Greater Poland0.3 crime / 1000 people
Top three
- 1Subcarpathian5.57 crime / 1000 people
- 2Lublin6.11 crime / 1000 people
- 3Świętokrzyskie6.57 crime / 1000 people
Public safety
Województwa z najwyższą wykrywalnością przestępstw
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland78 %
- 2Kuyavian-Pomeranian76.5 %
- 3Warmian-Masurian76.5 %
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland11 person / 100k people
- 2Silesian11 person / 100k people
- 3Masovian12 person / 100k people
Top three
- 1Silesian2.88 person / 100k people
- 2Lesser Poland3.35 person / 100k people
- 3Opole4.82 person / 100k people
Top three
- 1Łódź9.27 accident / 10k people
- 2Lesser Poland7.21 accident / 10k people
- 3Pomeranian7.15 accident / 10k people
Top three
- 1West Pomeranian2,327.32 person / 1000 people
- 2Lesser Poland1,791.39 person / 1000 people
- 3Pomeranian1,620.21 person / 1000 people
Top three
- 1West Pomeranian10,157.39 stay / 1000 people
- 2Pomeranian4,625.13 stay / 1000 people
- 3Lesser Poland4,521.24 stay / 1000 people
Top three
- 1West Pomeranian94.5 bed / 1000 people
- 2Pomeranian49.07 bed / 1000 people
- 3Warmian-Masurian30.84 bed / 1000 people
Top three
- 1Pomeranian4.33 facility / 100k people
- 2Lesser Poland3.2 facility / 100k people
- 3Subcarpathian3.11 facility / 100k people
Top three
- 1Warmian-Masurian1.81 facility / 100k people
- 2West Pomeranian1.75 facility / 100k people
- 3Lower Silesian1.65 facility / 100k people
Top three
- 1Lesser Poland188.98 person / 1000 people
- 2Masovian164.8 person / 1000 people
- 3Łódź149.6 person / 1000 people
Top three
- 1Subcarpathian6.5 club / 10k people
- 2West Pomeranian6 club / 10k people
- 3Opole5.7 club / 10k people
Top three
- 1West Pomeranian45.5 person / 1000 people
- 2Lesser Poland43 person / 1000 people
- 3Lower Silesian42.8 person / 1000 people
Environment quality
Województwa o najwyższej lesistości
Top three
- 1Lubusz49.5 %
- 2Subcarpathian38.4 %
- 3West Pomeranian35.9 %
Environment quality
Województwa z największą powierzchnią lasów na mieszkańca
Top three
- 1Lubusz71.4 ar / person
- 2Warmian-Masurian57.2 ar / person
- 3Podlaskie55.8 ar / person
Environment quality
Województwa o największej powierzchni jezior
Top three
- 1Pomeranian7,182 ha
- 2Lublin6,695 ha
- 3Greater Poland6,568 ha
Environment quality
Województwa o największej powierzchni rzek
Top three
- 1Warmian-Masurian117,637 ha
- 2West Pomeranian67,561 ha
- 3Pomeranian52,646 ha
Environment quality
Województwa z największą powierzchnią terenów zielonych na mieszkańca
Top three
- 1Subcarpathian164.3 m² / person
- 2West Pomeranian63.5 m² / person
- 3Lubusz59 m² / person
Top three
- 1West Pomeranian84.4 %
- 2Pomeranian83.6 %
- 3Silesian83.4 %
Top three
- 1Masovian513.2 km
- 2West Pomeranian366.2 km
- 3Warmian-Masurian323.8 km
Top three
- 1Masovian56,326.3 km
- 2Greater Poland41,167.4 km
- 3Lublin37,073.2 km
Top three
- 1Masovian3,210.9 km
- 2Greater Poland3,062.3 km
- 3Pomeranian1,818.7 km
Top three
- 1Masovian3,713,473 vehicle
- 2Silesian2,521,665 vehicle
- 3Greater Poland2,289,238 vehicle