Voivodeship profile: Subcarpathia voivodeship
Key indicators for Subcarpathia voivodeship from Statistics Poland's Local Data Bank (BDL)
Overview of Subcarpathia voivodeship
Snapshot of key indicators in the Subcarpathia voivodeship in the most recent year available.
Population
2,093,360
people · 2021
Avg. gross salary
7.5 K PLN
2024
Unemployment rate
9.3%
% · 2025
Businesses per 10k
1,038
entities / 10k · 2024
Population density
115.6
ppl / km² · 2024
Apartment price / m²
7.3 K PLN / m²
2024
Description - Subcarpathia voivodeship
Subcarpathia is a south-eastern voivodeship with 2.09 million people, with Rzeszów as its capital. The region traditionally ranks among the less affluent: GDP per capita is PLN 71,021 (third-lowest), the gross salary of PLN 7,515 sits at 87% of the national average — the lowest in the country — and registered unemployment of 9.3% is one of Poland's highest. Business density is also very low (1,038 REGON entities per 10,000 — the fewest nationally). The region nevertheless has several pronounced strengths: a well-developed aerospace industry in the Aviation Valley cluster (Mielec, Rzeszów), a high share of business-sector R&D personnel (69.9%), exceptionally low crime (11.8 offences per 1,000 — the best in Poland) and strong demographics, including one of the higher birth rates and long female life expectancy (83.7 years). Subcarpathia also has substantial natural assets (38.4% forest cover — second-highest in Poland, including the Bieszczady mountains) and meaningful tourist traffic (587 tourists per 1,000). The voivodeship ranks 4th for demographic stability and 3rd for public safety, but 14th for economic strength, 14th for business friendliness and 14th for labour market.
Demographics of Subcarpathia voivodeship
Gender composition and demographic load on the working-age population in the Subcarpathia voivodeship based on the latest GUS data.
Gender split in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
- Men1,024,775 · 49.0%
- Women1,068,585 · 51.0%
Dependency ratios in the Subcarpathia 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 Subcarpathia voivodeship
Births, deaths, marriages and natural increase in the Subcarpathia voivodeship based on GUS data.
Total deaths
20,294
people · 2024
Marriages
6,754
marriages · 2024
Divorces
2,319
divorces · 2024
Labour market in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
Salaries, unemployment and broader employment signals in the Subcarpathia voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Avg. gross salary in Subcarpathia
7.5 K PLN
2024
Registered unemployment in Subcarpathia
9.3%
% · 2025
Salary growth YoY
16.76%
% · 2024
Job offers at year-end in Subcarpathia
1,004
offers · 2025
Employed per 1k residents
224
ppl / 1k · 2021
Business activity in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
REGON registrations, deregistrations and net balance in the Subcarpathia voivodeship.
Registrations vs deregistrations - Subcarpathia voivodeship
New businesses
14,983
entities · 2025
Deregistered
9,450
entities · 2025
REGON entities per 10k residents
1,038
entities / 10k · 2024
REGON entities per 1k working-age
176.2
entities / 1k working-age · 2024
Sole props / working-age
13.2%
% · 2024
Foreign-capital companies in Subcarpathia
2
entities · 2025
Real estate in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
Apartment prices, affordability and construction activity in the Subcarpathia voivodeship.
Apartment price / m² in Subcarpathia
7.3 K PLN / m²
2024
Housing affordability in Subcarpathia
0.97
months of salary / m² · 2024
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
4.7
dwellings / 1k people · 2025
Months of gross salary required per 1 m² of apartment in the Subcarpathia voivodeship.
Education in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
Higher-education students, graduates and preschool-age children in the Subcarpathia voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Higher-ed students
45,634
people · 2024
Higher-ed graduates
12,067
people · 2024
Preschool-age children
38,228
people · 2024
Students by gender
- Women26,124
- Men19,510
Transport & infrastructure in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
Registered vehicles, public roads and road infrastructure in the Subcarpathia voivodeship based on GUS BDL data.
Passenger cars
1,192,094
vehicles · 2024
Public roads, total
20,577.7
km · 2024
Expressways
81.9
km · 2024
Bridges & viaducts
2,680
structures · 2024
Cars / 1k residents: 569.5
Environment in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
Green areas, waste management and public-space quality in the Subcarpathia voivodeship.
Green areas per capita
164.3
m² / person · 2024
Municipal green areas per capita
5.6
m² / person · 2024
Parks & squares per capita
17
m² / person · 2024
Green-areas share of total area
1.9%
% · 2024
Subcarpathia voivodeship in numbers over time
Multi-year trajectory of the key indicators in the Subcarpathia voivodeship.
Average gross salary in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
Registered unemployment rate in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
REGON entities per 10k inhabitants - Subcarpathia voivodeship
Population in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
Apartment price per m² in the Subcarpathia voivodeship
All indicators - Subcarpathia voivodeship
Population of Subcarpathia
people · year 2021
2,093,360
Number of men in Subcarpathia
people · year 2021
1,024,775
Number of women in Subcarpathia
people · year 2021
1,068,585
Population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
115.6
Population change per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2024
-4.2
Urban-area population density
ppl / km² · year 2024
2,149
Non-working-age dependency ratio
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
69.8
Post- per working-age
ppl / 100 working-age · year 2024
38.7
Post- per pre-working-age
ppl / 100 pre-working-age · year 2024
124.9
Old-age dependency ratio
% · year 2024
29.9%
Live births per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
6.7
Deaths per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
9.82
Natural increase per 1k residents
per 1k people · year 2024
-3.12
Total deaths in Subcarpathia
people · year 2024
20,294
Marriages registered in Subcarpathia
marriages · year 2024
6,754
Divorces in Subcarpathia
divorces · year 2024
2,319
Infant mortality rate
idx · year 2024
339.3
Life expectancy at birth - men
yrs · year 2024
75.92
Life expectancy at birth - women
yrs · year 2024
83.73
Avg. gross salary in Subcarpathia
year 2024
7.5 K PLN
Registered unemployment in Subcarpathia
% · year 2025
9.3%
Employed per 1k residents
ppl / 1k · year 2021
224
Employed per 1k working-age
ppl / 1k working-age · year 2021
373.6
Unemployed / working-age
% · year 2024
2.5%
Unemployed women / working-age women
% · year 2024
2.9%
Unemployed men / working-age men
% · year 2024
2.1%
Job offers at year-end in Subcarpathia
offers · year 2025
1,004
Job offers during the year in Subcarpathia
offers · year 2025
30,414
Work accidents in Subcarpathia
accidents · year 2024
2,770
Accidents per 1k employed
ppl / 1k employed · year 2024
4.6
Salary growth YoY
% · year 2024
16.76%
Salary vs Poland
% · year 2024
87.07%
REGON entities per 10k residents
entities / 10k · year 2024
1,038
Newly registered businesses in Subcarpathia
entities · year 2025
14,983
Deregistered businesses in Subcarpathia
entities · year 2025
9,450
REGON entities in Subcarpathia
entities · year 2025
14,983
REGON entities per 1k residents
entities / 1k · year 2024
104
REGON entities per 1k working-age
entities / 1k working-age · year 2024
176.2
Foreign-capital companies in Subcarpathia
entities · year 2025
2
Foreign-capital entities per 10 000 inhabitants
entities / 10k · year 2024
2.5
Foreign-capital entities as share of REGON total
% · year 2024
0.2%
Sole props / working-age
% · year 2024
13.2%
Agri-food sector entities in Subcarpathia
entities · year 2025
1,570
Business net change in Subcarpathia
entities · year 2025
5,533
Business net-change rate
% · year 2025
58.55%
Gross domestic product, total
mln PLN · year 2024
140,727
GDP per capita
year 2024
71.0 K PLN
Gross value added, total
mln PLN · year 2024
125,157
Sold industrial production per capita
year 2024
43.1 K PLN
Sold industrial production, total
mln PLN · year 2024
89,143
Investment outlays, national economy
year 2024
19.5 B PLN
Enterprise investment outlays in Subcarpathia
year 2024
9.4 B PLN
Gross fixed assets per capita
year 2024
122.2 K PLN
Investment rate
% · year 2023
20.5%
Higher-education students in Subcarpathia
people · year 2024
45,634
Female higher-ed students in Subcarpathia
people · year 2024
26,124
Male higher-ed students in Subcarpathia
people · year 2024
19,510
Higher-education graduates in Subcarpathia
people · year 2024
12,067
Preschool-age children in Subcarpathia
people · year 2024
38,228
Registered passenger cars in Subcarpathia
vehicles · year 2024
1,192,094
Public roads - total length
km · year 2024
20,577.7
Bridges & viaducts
structures · year 2024
2,680
Expressways - total length
km · year 2024
81.9
Apartment price / m² in Subcarpathia
year 2024
7.3 K PLN / m²
Dwellings completed / 1k residents
dwellings / 1k people · year 2025
4.7
Dwellings completed / 10k residents
dwellings / 10k people · year 2025
46.9
Housing affordability in Subcarpathia
months of salary / m² · year 2024
0.97
New office buildings / 1k residents
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.01
New retail-service buildings / 1k
buildings / 1k people · year 2025
0.06
JST budget revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
1,036.87
JST own-source revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
473.35
JST PIT-share revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
43.47
JST CIT-share revenue per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
233.49
JST budget expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
884.07
JST investment expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
371.35
Local-govt investment-spend share
% · year 2024
22%
JST education expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
47.64
JST culture expenditure per capita
PLN / person · year 2024
72.44
Green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
164.3
Municipal green areas per capita
m² / person · year 2024
5.6
Parks & squares per capita
m² / person · year 2024
17
Green-areas share of total area
% · year 2024
1.9%
Parks & squares share of total area
% · year 2024
0.2%
Forestation share (forest area / total area)
% · year 2024
38.4%
Forest area, total
ha · year 2024
685,594.97
Forest area per capita
ar / person · year 2024
33.2
Afforestation, total area
ha · year 2024
51.75
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