Voivodeship profile: Lubusz voivodeship
Key indicators for Lubusz voivodeship from Statistics Poland's Local Data Bank (BDL)
Overview of Lubusz voivodeship
Snapshot of key indicators in the Lubusz voivodeship in the most recent year available.
Population
991,213
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
7.9 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
5.7%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,386
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
69.3
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
6.0 K PLN / m²
2024
Description - Lubusz voivodeship
Lubusz is Poland's least-populous voivodeship (991,000 residents), bordering Germany, with administrative powers split between Gorzów Wielkopolski (executive) and Zielona Góra (regional assembly). The region stands out for the country's highest forest cover — 49.5% of its area is forested — and ample green space (59 m² per resident). The economy is mid-sized: GDP per capita is PLN 77,733, the gross salary of PLN 7,887 sits at 91% of the national average and registered unemployment is 5.7%. Business density is solid (1,386 REGON entities per 10,000) and foreign-capital presence is healthy (5.1 foreign companies per 10,000, 21.7% of investment), reflecting proximity to the German market. Weaknesses include a very thin innovation base (ranked 16th — only 1.6 researchers per 1,000 economically active people and 25.9% of firms classed as innovative), a sparse cultural offer (17 museums, 15 cinemas) and one of the higher crime rates in the country (24 per 1,000). Lubusz ranks an average 7th for quality of life and 7th for business friendliness, but last for innovation potential and 15th for public safety.
Demographics of Lubusz voivodeship
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population in the Lubusz voivodeship based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in the Lubusz voivodeship
- Men481,717 · 48.6%
- Women509,496 · 51.4%
Dependency ratios in the Lubusz voivodeship
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 the Lubusz voivodeship
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in the Lubusz voivodeship based on GUS data.
Total deaths
10,663
people · 2024
Marriages
3,400
marriages · 2024
Divorces
1,529
divorces · 2024
Labour market in the Lubusz voivodeship
Salaries, unemployment and broader employment signals in the Lubusz voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Avg. gross salary in Lubusz
7.9 K PLN
2024
Registered unemployment in Lubusz
5.7%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
14.6%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Lubusz
935
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
239
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in the Lubusz voivodeship
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in the Lubusz voivodeship.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Lubusz voivodeship
New businesses
9,296
entities · 2025
Deregistered
6,737
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,386
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
238.8
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
17%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Lubusz
4
entities · 2025
Real estate in the Lubusz voivodeship
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in the Lubusz voivodeship.
Apartment price / m² in Lubusz
6.0 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Lubusz
0.76
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
5.3
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in the Lubusz voivodeship.
Education in the Lubusz voivodeship
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in the Lubusz voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
12,347
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
2,707
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
16,487
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women6,917
- Men5,430
Transport & infrastructure in the Lubusz voivodeship
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in the Lubusz voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
646,928
vehicles · 2024
Public roads, total
14,896.1
km · 2024
Expressways
168.7
km · 2024
Bridges & viaducts
1,256
structures · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 652.7
Environment in the Lubusz voivodeship
Green areas, waste management and public-space quality in the Lubusz voivodeship.
Green areas per capita
59
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
16
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
26.9
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
0.41%
% · 2024
Lubusz voivodeship in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators in the Lubusz voivodeship.
Average gross salary in the Lubusz voivodeship
Registered unemployment rate in the Lubusz voivodeship
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Lubusz voivodeship
Population in the Lubusz voivodeship
Apartment price per m² in the Lubusz voivodeship
All indicators - Lubusz voivodeship
Population of Lubusz
people · year 2021
991,213
Number of men in Lubusz
people · year 2021
481,717
Number of women in Lubusz
people · year 2021
509,496
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
69.3
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-5.3
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,380
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
72.3
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
41.8
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
137.2
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
32.5%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.02
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
10.97
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-4.95
Total deaths in Lubusz
people · year 2024
10,663
Marriages registered in Lubusz
marriages · year 2024
3,400
Divorces in Lubusz
divorces · year 2024
1,529
Infant mortality rate
idx · year 2024
188
Life expectancy at birth - men
yrs · year 2024
74.3
Life expectancy at birth - women
yrs · year 2024
81.75
Avg. gross salary in Lubusz
year 2024
7.9 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Lubusz
% · year 2025
5.7%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
239
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
404.7
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
0.8%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
0.9%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
0.6%
Job offers at year-end in Lubusz
offers · year 2025
935
Job offers during the year in Lubusz
offers · year 2025
16,904
Work accidents in Lubusz
accidents · year 2024
1,553
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
5.03
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
14.6%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
91.39%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,386
Newly registered businesses in Lubusz
entities · year 2025
9,296
Deregistered businesses in Lubusz
entities · year 2025
6,737
REGON entities in Lubusz
entities · year 2025
9,296
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
139
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
238.8
Foreign-capital companies in Lubusz
entities · year 2025
4
Foreign-capital entities per 10 000 inhabitants
entities / 10k · year 2024
5.1
Foreign-capital entities as share of REGON total
% · year 2024
0.4%
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
17%
Agri-food sector entities in Lubusz
entities · year 2025
834
Business net change in Lubusz
entities · year 2025
2,559
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
37.98%
Gross domestic product, total
mln PLN · year 2024
76,040
GDP per capita
year 2024
77.7 K PLN
Gross value added, total
mln PLN · year 2024
67,627
Sold industrial production per capita
year 2024
51.2 K PLN
Sold industrial production, total
mln PLN · year 2024
49,810
Investment outlays, national economy
year 2024
10.1 B PLN
Enterprise investment outlays in Lubusz
year 2024
5.8 B PLN
Gross fixed assets per capita
year 2024
159.4 K PLN
Investment rate
% · year 2023
21.3%
Higher-education students in Lubusz
people · year 2024
12,347
Female higher-ed students in Lubusz
people · year 2024
6,917
Male higher-ed students in Lubusz
people · year 2024
5,430
Higher-education graduates in Lubusz
people · year 2024
2,707
Preschool-age children in Lubusz
people · year 2024
16,487
Registered passenger cars in Lubusz
vehicles · year 2024
646,928
Public roads - total length
km · year 2024
14,896.1
Bridges & viaducts
structures · year 2024
1,256
Expressways - total length
km · year 2024
168.7
Apartment price / m² in Lubusz
year 2024
6.0 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
5.3
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
53.2
Housing affordability in Lubusz
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.76
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.02
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.08
JST budget revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
975.02
JST own-source revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
472.11
JST PIT-share revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
56.77
JST CIT-share revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
297.83
JST budget expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
1,054.46
JST investment expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
320.2
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
19.7%
JST education expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
38.36
JST culture expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
66.43
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
59
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
16
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
26.9
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
0.41%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
0.2%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
49.5%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
692,156.48
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
71.4
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
27.12
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