Biała Podlaska

Biała Podlaska is a city in Poland. The unemployment rate was 6.5% at the end of 2025. Biała Podlaska had a population of 53,888 at the end of 2024. For Biała Podlaska, annual PM2.5 was 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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Foreign residents379 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367
Population53,888 peoplegmina · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · source-60abd2a1c256
Unemployment rate6.5 %city · Verified 2026-07-27Official source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025
NO₂ — annual mean13 µg/m³nearest_station · Verified 2026-08-01Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Biała Podlaska, ul. Orzechowa)
PM10 — annual mean23 µg/m³nearest_station · Verified 2026-08-01Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biała Podlaska, ul. Orzechowa)
PM2.5 — annual mean16 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-29Official source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-01

Who Biała Podlaska may suit

Relative profile scores use comparable published values. They are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–74% from published values
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–65% from published values
Student55%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 41–69% from published values
Family46%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 32–60% from published values
Retirement50%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 36–64% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 49 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,100 people per km² in 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Biała Podlaska residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport99.3%Foreign residents 0.7%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area49 km22026-07-152024Official sourceGUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 Source-backed value
Foreign residents379 people2026-07-152021Official sourceGUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 Source-backed value
Population density1,100 people/km²2026-07-152024Official sourceReproducible gmina density for Biała Podlaska: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. Source-backed value
Population53,888 people2026-07-142024Official sourcesource-60abd2a1c256 Source-backed value · gmina

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in PolandWhere Biała Podlaska lands among 94 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Poland per band31–2162–3243–4174–5125–666–7Biała Podlaska 6.5%127–848–9unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Poland per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Unemployment rate6.5 %country median 4.2% — 55% above2026-07-27AgingOfficial sourceLocal Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Biała Podlaska average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-5°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Biała Podlaska average monthly precipitation, mm020406080302730366162785853383333JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Biała Podlaska annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52516.0PM2.5154023.0PM10104013.0NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in PolandWhere Biała Podlaska lands among 82 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Poland per band18–9110–11111–12312–13813–141414–151515–16616–17Biała Podlaska 16.01317–18318–19819–20520–21421–22annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Poland per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean13 µg/m³2026-08-012024Official sourceEEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Biała Podlaska, ul. Orzechowa) Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean23 µg/m³2026-08-012024Official sourceEEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biała Podlaska, ul. Orzechowa) Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean16 µg/m³country median 15.5 — 3% above2026-07-292024Official sourceEEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 14.3 · May 19.9 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 6 · Dec 1.4 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Terespol Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5 · Feb -4.3 · Mar -1.4 · Apr 3.5 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 4.2 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -3.4 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Terespol Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 8.9 · May 14 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 3.2 · Dec -0.9 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Terespol Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 29.9 · Feb 27.3 · Mar 30 · Apr 36.1 · May 60.5 · Jun 62.4 · Jul 77.6 · Aug 57.8 · Sep 52.8 · Oct 37.8 · Nov 33.2 · Dec 32.6 mm2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Terespol Source-backed value · nearest-station reading

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

0.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 379 people of 53,888 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Biała Podlaska?

The unemployment rate is 6.5 %. Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025, checked 2026-07-27.

Is the air quality good in Biała Podlaska?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data, checked 2026-07-29.

How many people live in Biała Podlaska?

The published population is 53,888 people. Source: source-60abd2a1c256, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Biała Podlaska?

379 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367, checked 2026-07-15.

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