Living in Koszalin

In Koszalin, unemployment is 4.6% (2025).

Koszalin numbered 104,582 residents at the end of 2025. Koszalin's unemployment stood at 4.6% at the end of 2025. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population104,582people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,682EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate4.6%country median 4.4% — 5% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime2,802incidents 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 (EEA)

More recorded crime than 67% 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 Koszalin?

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 Koszalin.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Koszalin. 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 citiesKoszalin 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 internet⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁸Official · national market

Is Koszalin a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on housing · range 38–58%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–66%

Student48%strong on safety, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–63%

Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 34–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Koszalin?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank¹²

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Koszalin is 4.6%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Koszalin 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,682 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl²Official
Unemployment rate	4.6 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospitals	4 count	15 Sept 2026	RPWDL 2.0 — Rejestr Podmiotów Wykonujących Działalność Leczniczą¹⁰Official
Pharmacies	43 count	15 Sept 2026	Apteki — Rejestr Aptek¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Koszalin 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.

Safety

How safe is Koszalin?

Police recorded 2,802 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 citiesKoszalin 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	2,802 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Koszalin's nearest airport was SZZ, 107 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	107 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SZZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.3°C in January to 17.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 52.4 mm in January and 90.2 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Koszalin?

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 (EEA)⁴

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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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.510WHO 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 Koszalin 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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Koszalin 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 7 · Apr 12.8 · May 17.1 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.3 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 8 · May 12.3 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 52.4 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 46 · Apr 33.8 · May 54.3 · Jun 76.4 · Jul 90.2 · Aug 88.8 · Sep 74.7 · Oct 66 · Nov 56.1 · Dec 59.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Poland: Gdynia ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.4 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.4 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.4 °C, Heide (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±0.7 °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 Koszalin?

The published population was 104,582 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	104,582 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Koszalin

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.

Sianów as a Koszalin alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,267 Sianów vs 2,802 Koszalin−55%
Residents: 13,970 Sianów vs 104,582 Koszalin−87%
Unemployment: 5.5% Sianów vs 4.6% Koszalin+20%
Median gross pay, region: €1,601 Sianów vs €1,682 Koszalin−5%

Full comparison More about Sianów

Piaseczno as a Koszalin alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 400 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.2% Piaseczno vs 4.6% Koszalin−52%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,675 Piaseczno vs 2,802 Koszalin−40%
Median gross pay, region: €2,222 Piaseczno vs €1,682 Koszalin+32%
Residents: 98,414 Piaseczno vs 104,582 Koszalin−6%

Full comparison More about Piaseczno

Cities near Koszalin

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

Alternative cities in Poland

Other cities in Poland to compare with Koszalin, nearest in population first.

All Poland cities

Kalisz105,386 residents Legnica103,238 residents Grudziądz98,726 residents Piaseczno98,414 residents Chorzów111,692 residents Wałbrzych97,546 residents

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Koszalin in rankings

#8 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Poland

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; Koszalin'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 Koszalin?

The published population was 104,582 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

Is the air quality good in Koszalin?

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 (EEA).

How safe is Koszalin?

What is the unemployment rate in Koszalin?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Koszalin?

The median gross salary is 1,682 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Koszalin a good place to live?

Koszalin 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 Koszalin?

Sianów, Białogard are near Koszalin. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Koszalin, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 84b7b78a421f39991ef76508a35d40e6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/koszalin/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Koszalin, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {84b7b78a421f39991ef76508a35d40e6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/koszalin/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Apteki — Rejestr Aptek Apteki · gov.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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 (EEA) 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
RPWDL 2.0 — Rejestr Podmiotów Wykonujących Działalność Leczniczą RPWDL 2.0 · gov.pl · checked 2026-09-15

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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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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