Voivodeship ranking

Best voivodeships to live in

Quality-of-life ranking across 16 voivodeships combining labour market, health, safety, environment, demographics, housing and local-government finance.

The Best voivodeships to live in ranking covers all 16 Polish voivodeships with a single composite score on a 0–100 scale. Source data comes from the Polish Statistical Office (GUS), the Local Data Bank (BDL), Eurostat regional accounts and other registry sources, normalised so that voivodeships of different size and population can be compared directly.

The composite weighs 9 indicators; the heaviest contributors are listed in the methodology section below the table. Each contributing series has its own coverage threshold - voivodeships with insufficient data points are excluded from the ranking rather than ranked on partial information.

Use the table below to read the full standings, the score for each voivodeship and the underlying value of the leading indicator. Click a voivodeship name to open its profile with all available BDL series, year-on-year changes and a downloadable methodology note.

#VoivodeshipScore
1Coat of arms of MasovianMasovian65.9/ 100
2Coat of arms of Lesser PolandLesser Poland65.1/ 100
3Coat of arms of PomeranianPomeranian62.5/ 100
4Coat of arms of PodlaskiePodlaskie61.5/ 100
5Coat of arms of SubcarpathianSubcarpathian60.6/ 100
6Coat of arms of Greater PolandGreater Poland59.1/ 100
7Coat of arms of LubuszLubusz54.5/ 100
8Coat of arms of Lower SilesianLower Silesian53.8/ 100
9Coat of arms of OpoleOpole53.3/ 100
10Coat of arms of West PomeranianWest Pomeranian53.0/ 100
11Coat of arms of SilesianSilesian52.8/ 100
12Coat of arms of Kuyavian-PomeranianKuyavian-Pomeranian45.2/ 100
13Coat of arms of LublinLublin44.3/ 100
14Coat of arms of Warmian-MasurianWarmian-Masurian42.7/ 100
15Coat of arms of ŁódźŁódź42.0/ 100
16Coat of arms of ŚwiętokrzyskieŚwiętokrzyskie39.4/ 100

Methodology

Quality-of-life ranking across 16 voivodeships combining labour market, health, safety, environment, demographics, housing and local-government finance.

Score components

  • Labour market and wages20%
  • Health and life expectancy15%
  • Public and road safety13%
  • Environment and nature12%
  • Demographics and family10%
  • Housing affordability10%
  • Local-government finance10%
  • Cultural offering5%
  • Road infrastructure5%

Included

16

Minimum coverage

70%

Last updated

June 4, 2026

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