Voivodeship profile: Opole voivodeship
Key indicators for Opole voivodeship from Statistics Poland's Local Data Bank (BDL)
Overview of Opole voivodeship
Snapshot of key indicators in the Opole voivodeship in the most recent year available.
Population
954,133
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
8.0 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
6.4%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,232
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
98.8
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
5.9 K PLN / m²
2024
Description - Opole voivodeship
Opole is Poland's least-populous mainland voivodeship (954,000 residents), historically tied to the country's German minority, with Opole as its capital. The economy is small and moderately developed: GDP per capita is PLN 78,488, the gross salary of PLN 7,958 sits at 92% of the national average and registered unemployment is 6.4%. The region stands out for the highest share of innovative firms in the eastern-central group (38.0%), moderate industrial activity and solid local-government finances. Opole, as a smaller academic centre, hosts 22,000 students. Weak points are numerous, however: a very low density of businesses (1,232 REGON entities per 10,000), negligible foreign-capital presence (3.6 foreign companies per 10,000), a sparse tourism offer (392 tourists per 1,000 — the worst nationally, ranked last for tourism) and the second-worst population decline in Poland (−6.9 per 1,000). The voivodeship sits in the bottom third of most rankings: 9th for quality of life, 11th for economic strength and 16th for tourism. The bright spots are relatively affordable housing (median PLN 5,901/m², housing-affordability ratio 0.7) and decent public safety (ranked 7th, 17.0 crimes per 1,000).
Demographics of Opole voivodeship
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population in the Opole voivodeship based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in the Opole voivodeship
- Men461,488 · 48.4%
- Women492,645 · 51.6%
Dependency ratios in the Opole 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 Opole voivodeship
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in the Opole voivodeship based on GUS data.
Total deaths
10,760
people · 2024
Marriages
2,947
marriages · 2024
Divorces
1,259
divorces · 2024
Labour market in the Opole voivodeship
Salaries, unemployment and broader employment signals in the Opole voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Avg. gross salary in Opole
8.0 K PLN
2024
Registered unemployment in Opole
6.4%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
14.08%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Opole
1,144
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
229
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in the Opole voivodeship
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in the Opole voivodeship.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Opole voivodeship
New businesses
6,685
entities · 2025
Deregistered
4,109
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,232
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
210.2
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
15%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Opole
0
entities · 2025
Real estate in the Opole voivodeship
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in the Opole voivodeship.
Apartment price / m² in Opole
5.9 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Opole
0.74
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
2.6
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in the Opole voivodeship.
Education in the Opole voivodeship
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in the Opole voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
21,652
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
5,064
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
15,340
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women12,584
- Men9,068
Transport & infrastructure in the Opole voivodeship
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in the Opole voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
582,189
vehicles · 2024
Public roads, total
10,409.5
km · 2024
Expressways
24.2
km · 2024
Bridges & viaducts
1,560
structures · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 610.2
Environment in the Opole voivodeship
Green areas, waste management and public-space quality in the Opole voivodeship.
Green areas per capita
47.4
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
15.2
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
22
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
0.47%
% · 2024
Opole voivodeship in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators in the Opole voivodeship.
Average gross salary in the Opole voivodeship
Registered unemployment rate in the Opole voivodeship
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Opole voivodeship
Population in the Opole voivodeship
Apartment price per m² in the Opole voivodeship
All indicators - Opole voivodeship
Population of Opole
people · year 2021
954,133
Number of men in Opole
people · year 2021
461,488
Number of women in Opole
people · year 2021
492,645
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
98.8
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-6.9
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
1,533
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
70.5
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
42.8
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
153.9
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
33%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
5.8
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
11.53
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-5.73
Total deaths in Opole
people · year 2024
10,760
Marriages registered in Opole
marriages · year 2024
2,947
Divorces in Opole
divorces · year 2024
1,259
Infant mortality rate
idx · year 2024
332.7
Life expectancy at birth - men
yrs · year 2024
75.24
Life expectancy at birth - women
yrs · year 2024
82.37
Avg. gross salary in Opole
year 2024
8.0 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Opole
% · year 2025
6.4%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
229
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
382.6
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
1.4%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
1.8%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
1.1%
Job offers at year-end in Opole
offers · year 2025
1,144
Job offers during the year in Opole
offers · year 2025
14,963
Work accidents in Opole
accidents · year 2024
1,815
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
6.35
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
14.08%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
92.21%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,232
Newly registered businesses in Opole
entities · year 2025
6,685
Deregistered businesses in Opole
entities · year 2025
4,109
REGON entities in Opole
entities · year 2025
6,685
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
123
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
210.2
Foreign-capital companies in Opole
entities · year 2025
0
Foreign-capital entities per 10 000 inhabitants
entities / 10k · year 2024
3.6
Foreign-capital entities as share of REGON total
% · year 2024
0.3%
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
15%
Agri-food sector entities in Opole
entities · year 2025
903
Business net change in Opole
entities · year 2025
2,576
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
62.69%
Gross domestic product, total
mln PLN · year 2024
71,313
GDP per capita
year 2024
78.5 K PLN
Gross value added, total
mln PLN · year 2024
63,423
Sold industrial production per capita
year 2024
47.9 K PLN
Sold industrial production, total
mln PLN · year 2024
44,724.4
Investment outlays, national economy
year 2024
10.6 B PLN
Enterprise investment outlays in Opole
year 2024
6.7 B PLN
Gross fixed assets per capita
year 2024
145.2 K PLN
Investment rate
% · year 2023
21.9%
Higher-education students in Opole
people · year 2024
21,652
Female higher-ed students in Opole
people · year 2024
12,584
Male higher-ed students in Opole
people · year 2024
9,068
Higher-education graduates in Opole
people · year 2024
5,064
Preschool-age children in Opole
people · year 2024
15,340
Registered passenger cars in Opole
vehicles · year 2024
582,189
Public roads - total length
km · year 2024
10,409.5
Bridges & viaducts
structures · year 2024
1,560
Expressways - total length
km · year 2024
24.2
Apartment price / m² in Opole
year 2024
5.9 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
2.6
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
25.9
Housing affordability in Opole
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.74
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.02
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.06
JST budget revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
1,007.24
JST own-source revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
469.91
JST PIT-share revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
54.07
JST CIT-share revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
305.69
JST budget expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
987.36
JST investment expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
295.59
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
16.4%
JST education expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
68.06
JST culture expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
101.54
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
47.4
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
15.2
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
22
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
0.47%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
0.2%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
26.7%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
251,588.33
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
27
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
91.22
