Living in Będzin

In Będzin, unemployment is 4.1% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 4.1% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2617 sources

Population59,069people31 Mar 2011Official source · Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)

Median gross salary (region)1,779EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate4.1%country median 4.4% — 7% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime2,809incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean23µg/m³country median 16.0 — 44% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

More recorded crime than 67% of Polish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 95% of Polish cities that publish it.

Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Będzin?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in PolandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Będzin.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Będzin. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€27

Internet, 60 Mbps€12

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesBędzin highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Gdańsk€15.01

Gdynia€14.87

Szczecin€10.25

Katowice€8.83

Radom€3.27

Częstochowa€2.99

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Poznań€8.54

Łódź€6.55

Bydgoszcz€4.41

Lublin€4.27

Białystok€3.99

Rzeszów€3.56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	11.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	27.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Cennik biletów – MetropoliaZTM (GZM)²Official

Is Będzin a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on housing · range 37–57%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%

Student48%strong on safety, weak on education · range 36–60%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–67%

Retirement42%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 30–54%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Będzin?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁷

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Będzin is 4.1%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Będzin 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,779 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.1 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Będzin. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy / public employment offices

Job SearchTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Będzin. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Będzin?

Police recorded 2,809 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)³

Recorded crime across major citiesBędzin highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Katowice4,141

Gdańsk3,165

Warsaw2,970

Wrocław2,879

Gdynia2,736

Kraków2,546

Poznań2,539

Szczecin2,519

Bydgoszcz2,423

Łódź2,401

Lublin2,363

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,809 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	27 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	KTW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Będzin. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Polish language classes for foreigners seeking international protection — State Language Course

Office for Foreigners of Poland

For foreigners seeking international protection and receiving social assistance, temporary-protection beneficiaries receiving support.

PolishIn Person, OnlineFree

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Polish-language and adaptation courses for repatriates and their families — Newcomer Adaptation

Centre for the Development of Polish Education Abroad (ORPEG)

For repatriates, repatriate family members.

PolishIn PersonFree

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Będzin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 23 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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2°-4°

4°-3°

8°-1°

15°3°

20°8°

23°12°

25°13°

19°9°

14°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.523WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PolandAnnual PM2.5 in Będzin is 23.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Będzin 23.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	23 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.8 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 14.9 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.3 · Feb -3.4 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 3.4 · May 8 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.2 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 43.8 · Feb 39.4 · Mar 47.7 · Apr 44.9 · May 75.7 · Jun 78.7 · Jul 103.8 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 69.9 · Oct 53.4 · Nov 49 · Dec 43.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

18.5

25.8

33.2

40.5

23.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.8% between 2013 and 2024, from 37.0 to 23.0.

Similar climate. In Poland: Radom ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Będzin?

The published population was 59,069 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	37 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁵Official
Foreign residents	83 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁶Official
Population density	1,439 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Będzin: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹³Official
Population	59,069 people	31 Mar 2011	Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Będzin

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Pruszków as a Będzin alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.3% Pruszków vs 4.1% Będzin−44%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,778 Pruszków vs 2,809 Będzin−37%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Pruszków vs 23.0 µg/m³ Będzin−39%
Median gross pay, region: €2,036 Pruszków vs €1,779 Będzin+14%
Nearest airport: 11.0 km Pruszków vs 17.0 km Będzin−35%
Residents: 58,144 Pruszków vs 59,069 Będzin−2%

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Budapest as a Będzin alternative in another country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 23.0 µg/m³ Będzin−43%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €1,779 Będzinno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,396 (2025) Budapest vs 2,809 (2024) Będzinno percentage
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 17.0 km Będzin+6%

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Alternative cities in Poland

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Ełk59,044 residents Leszno58,766 residents Zgierz58,306 residents Pruszków58,144 residents Biała Podlaska58,009 residents Piekary Śląskie57,917 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Będzin when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: oddział przygotowawczy (preparatory unit; min 3 h/week Polish as foreign language within 20-26 h/week). How to enrol a child (gov.pl).

A country-wide rule for Poland; Będzin's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Będzin?

The published population was 59,069 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011).

Is the air quality good in Będzin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 23 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Będzin?

What is the unemployment rate in Będzin?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025.

What is the typical salary around Będzin?

The median gross salary is 1,779 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Będzin?

83 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367.

Is Będzin a good place to live?

Będzin may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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  title = {Będzin, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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bdl.stat.gov.pl bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-27
Cennik biletów – MetropoliaZTM (GZM) metropoliaztm.pl · checked 2026-09-19
Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290) bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-25
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2021-03-31
Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 Local Data Bank · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-07-27
Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011) Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 · api.dane.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-18
Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03

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Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Reproducible gmina density for Będzin: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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