Living in Chełm Śląski

In Chełm Śląski, unemployment is 1.1% (2025).

Chełm Śląski's population was 6,315 at the end of 2025. An unemployment rate of 1.1% was measured at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Chełm Śląski stood at 23 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2614 sources

Population6,315people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,853EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate1.1%country median 4.4% — 75% belowOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime1,544incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean23µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than any other Polish city that publishes it, less recorded crime than 97% 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 Chełm Śląski?

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 Chełm Śląski.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€12

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesChełm Śląski 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 internet⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁷Official · national market

Is Chełm Śląski a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on housing · range 41–63%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%

Student46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 34–58%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–74%

Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Chełm Śląski?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Chełm Śląski is 1.1%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Chełm Śląski 1.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,853 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.1 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank¹⁰Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chełm Śląski. 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 Chełm Śląski. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Chełm Śląski?

Police recorded 1,544 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)²

Recorded crime across major citiesChełm Śląski 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	1,544 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Chełm Śląski's nearest airport was KTW, 42 km away and offered 27 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	27 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KTW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chełm Śląski. 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

Open official information

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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Chełm Śląski.

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Climate and air quality

Chełm Śląski's monthly mean temperatures were −1.2°C in January and 19.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 43.8 mm in January and 103.8 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Chełm Śląski?

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 Agency³

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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

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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 Chełm Śląski is 23.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

8–910–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2223–2425–26

Chełm Śląski 23.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
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 NCEI¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
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 NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
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 NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
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 NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

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 Chełm Śląski?

The published population was 6,315 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,315 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Chełm Śląski

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.

Swarzędz as a Chełm Śląski alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 6,315 Chełm Śląski+809%
Annual PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³ Swarzędz vs 23.0 µg/m³ Chełm Śląski−26%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,544 Chełm Śląski−15%
Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,853 Chełm Śląski+9%
Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 1.1% Chełm Śląskisame level

Full comparison More about Swarzędz

Alternative cities in Poland

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Reszel6,395 residents Białe Błota6,408 residents Ornontowice6,199 residents Szczawnica6,567 residents Stronie Śląskie6,592 residents Goczałkowice Zdrój6,688 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chełm Śląski 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; Chełm Śląski's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Chełm Śląski part of Będzin?

Chełm Śląski is in the published commuting zone of Będzin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Będzin city profile

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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 Chełm Śląski?

The published population was 6,315 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

Is the air quality good in Chełm Śląski?

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 Chełm Śląski?

What is the unemployment rate in Chełm Śląski?

The unemployment rate is 1.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Chełm Śląski?

The median gross salary is 1,853 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Chełm Śląski a good place to live?

Chełm Śląski 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.

Is Chełm Śląski part of Będzin?

Chełm Śląski is in the published commuting zone of Będzin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Chełm Śląski, Poland: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a05834a96f09d602b271404dae2094b8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/chelm-slaski/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Chełm Śląski, Poland: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a05834a96f09d602b271404dae2094b8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/chelm-slaski/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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bdl.stat.gov.pl bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-27
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 2026-08-05
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-05
Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-05

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World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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