Living in Lubawka
In Lubawka, unemployment is 4.6% (2025).
Lubawka had a population of 9,849 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.6% at the end of 2025. Lubawka recorded annual PM2.5 of 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Less recorded crime than 89% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of Polish cities that publish it.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Lubawka?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Lubawka. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Lubawka 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Lubawka?
The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank11
Lubawka 4.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lubawka. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lubawka. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Lubawka?
Police recorded 1,856 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,856 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Lubawka's nearest airport was WRO, 76 km away and offered 31 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lubawka. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from −4°C in January to 18.3°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Lubawka?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Lubawka 14.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 9.95 · Feb 12.56 · Mar 18.11 · Apr 24.18 · May 28.11 · Jun 32.64 · Jul 33.19 · Aug 35.02 · Sep 32.58 · Oct 23.86 · Nov 16.24 · Dec 10.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -27.31 · Feb -26.1 · Mar -18.44 · Apr -7.73 · May -3.56 · Jun 2.26 · Jul 6.05 · Aug 4.77 · Sep -0.38 · Oct -8.61 · Nov -12.43 · Dec -23.98 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4 · Feb -2.55 · Mar 1.42 · Apr 7.15 · May 11.97 · Jun 16.01 · Jul 18.27 · Aug 17.98 · Sep 12.9 · Oct 7.41 · Nov 2.69 · Dec -2.07 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Lubawka?
The published population was 9,849 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,849 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank10Official |
Alternatives for people set on Lubawka
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.
Grodzisk Mazowiecki as a Lubawka alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 57,387 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 9,849 Lubawka+483%
- Unemployment: 2.0% Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 4.6% Lubawka−57%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,108 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs €1,505 Lubawka+40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,451 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 1,856 Lubawka−22%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 14.0 µg/m³ Lubawkasame level
Cities near Lubawka
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 7.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Alternative cities in Poland
Other cities in Poland to compare with Lubawka, nearest in population first.
How does Lubawka compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lubawka 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Lubawka's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Lubawka?
The published population was 9,849 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
Is the air quality good in Lubawka?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 Lubawka?
Police recorded 1,856 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).
What is the unemployment rate in Lubawka?
The unemployment rate is 4.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
What is the typical salary around Lubawka?
The median gross salary is 1,505 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Lubawka a good place to live?
Lubawka 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 Lubawka?
Kowary, Trutnov, Wałbrzych, Szczawno-Zdrój, Mysłakowice are near Lubawka. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lubawka, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ce74f8bef8cbe5ee30a9fc5cb8cb4bf4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/lubawka/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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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
- Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného) Ministerstvo financí ČR · mfcr.cz · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
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