Living in Lębork

In Lębork, unemployment is 6% (2025).

For Lębork, monthly mean temperatures were −0.2°C in January and 17.9°C in July. The city covered 18 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,877 people per km² in 2024. The foreign population count was 53 in March 2021. The unemployment rate was 6% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0917 sources

Population34,500people31 Mar 2021Official source · Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)

Median gross salary (region)1,785EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate6%country median 4.4% — 36% aboveOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime1,974incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean14.89µg/m³country median 16.0 — 7% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean

Higher unemployment than 74% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 85% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Lębork. 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 citiesLębork 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 internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market

Is Lębork a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on housing · range 36–56%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–65%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–61%

Retirement45%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–57%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lębork?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹¹

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Lębork is 6.0%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Lębork 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,785 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	6 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹¹Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Lębork?

Police recorded 1,974 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 citiesLębork 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	1,974 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	47 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	GDN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	50 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lębork. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 52.3 mm in January and 92.7 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Lębork?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 14.9 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 14.89 µg/m³ · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean⁴

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

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13°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.514.9WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂12WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Lębork is 14.9 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Lębork 14.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lębork, ul. Malczewskiego)³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	14.89 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2023	EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7 · Apr 13.3 · May 17.9 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 7 · Dec 3.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, LĘBORK, 1991-2020⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.6 · Feb -2.3 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 2.5 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -1 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, LĘBORK, 1991-2020⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 7.6 · May 12.3 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, LĘBORK, 1991-2020⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 52.3 · Feb 39.8 · Mar 48 · Apr 33.2 · May 59.6 · Jun 67.5 · Jul 92.7 · Aug 73.4 · Sep 77.3 · Oct 74.8 · Nov 63.2 · Dec 64.5 mm	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, LĘBORK, 1991-2020¹⁰Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lębork?

The published population was 34,500 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	18 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁵Official
Foreign residents	53 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁶Official
Population density	1,877 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Lębork: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹⁷Official
Population	34,500 people	31 Mar 2021	Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Lębork

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 Lębork alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.3% Pruszków vs 6.0% Lębork−62%
Nearest airport: 11.0 km Pruszków vs 50.0 km Lębork−78%
Median gross pay, region: €2,036 Pruszków vs €1,785 Lębork+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,778 Pruszków vs 1,974 Lębork−10%

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Alternative cities in Poland

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Brzeg34,492 residents Sochaczew34,439 residents Kartuzy34,216 residents Cieszyn33,958 residents Brzesko35,120 residents Oborniki33,831 residents

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

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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 Lębork?

The published population was 34,500 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182).

Is the air quality good in Lębork?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 14.9 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean.

How safe is Lębork?

What is the unemployment rate in Lębork?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (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 Lębork?

The median gross salary is 1,785 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Lębork?

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

Is Lębork a good place to live?

Lębork 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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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
EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lębork, ul. Malczewskiego) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean EEA Air Quality Statistics · discodata.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-10-07
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
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, LĘBORK, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, LĘBORK, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, LĘBORK, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, LĘBORK, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27

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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
Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182) Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-10-07
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
Reproducible gmina density for Lębork: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31

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