Living in Kołobrzeg

In Kołobrzeg, unemployment is 2.3% (2025).

Kołobrzeg numbered 43,362 residents at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.3% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Kołobrzeg stood at 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2613 sources

Population43,362people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,658EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate2.3%country median 4.4% — 48% belowOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime1,710incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 90% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Polish city that publishes it.

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

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 Kołobrzeg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kołobrzeg. 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 citiesKołobrzeg 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 Kołobrzeg 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on housing · range 40–62%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

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

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kołobrzeg?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Kołobrzeg is 2.3%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Kołobrzeg 2.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,658 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.3 %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 Kołobrzeg. 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 Kołobrzeg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kołobrzeg?

Police recorded 1,710 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 citiesKołobrzeg 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	1,710 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Kołobrzeg's nearest airport was SZZ, 79 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	79 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SZZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 18.5°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Kołobrzeg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

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

PM2.510WHO 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 Kołobrzeg is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.07 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 18.06 · Apr 24.92 · May 27.15 · Jun 32.06 · Jul 31.58 · Aug 32.73 · Sep 30.58 · Oct 21.53 · Nov 16.9 · Dec 11.63 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -22.9 · Feb -19.94 · Mar -12.61 · Apr -4.01 · May -0.15 · Jun 5.18 · Jul 9.58 · Aug 8.55 · Sep 3.23 · Oct -2.11 · Nov -7.93 · Dec -18.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.05 · Feb -0.24 · Mar 2.58 · Apr 7.46 · May 12.32 · Jun 16.03 · Jul 18.46 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.46 · Oct 9.28 · Nov 4.71 · Dec 0.97 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kołobrzeg?

The published population was 43,362 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	43,362 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Kołobrzeg

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 Kołobrzeg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 220 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 2.3% Kołobrzeg−52%
Annual PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³ Swarzędz vs 10.0 µg/m³ Kołobrzeg+70%
Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,658 Kołobrzeg+22%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,710 Kołobrzeg−24%
Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 43,362 Kołobrzeg+32%

Full comparison More about Swarzędz

Cities near Kołobrzeg

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Poland

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Chrzanów43,122 residents Skarżysko-Kamienna43,067 residents Ząbki43,740 residents Skawina43,944 residents Ciechanów42,705 residents Dębica44,047 residents

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Kołobrzeg in rankings

#7 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Poland #21 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Poland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kołobrzeg 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; Kołobrzeg'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 Kołobrzeg?

The published population was 43,362 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

Is the air quality good in Kołobrzeg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Kołobrzeg?

What is the unemployment rate in Kołobrzeg?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Kołobrzeg?

The median gross salary is 1,658 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Kołobrzeg a good place to live?

Kołobrzeg 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.

Which cities are near Kołobrzeg?

Trzebiatów, Karlino are near Kołobrzeg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kołobrzeg, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8f278434da74ce77a7c7388afd0e075f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/kolobrzeg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Kołobrzeg, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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