Living in Lubin

In Lubin, unemployment is 3.1% (2025).

For Lubin, the foreign population count was 122 in March 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2618 sources

Population75,357people31 Mar 2011Official source · Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)

Median gross salary (region)2,331EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 4.4% — 30% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime2,889incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³country median 16.0 — 6% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 78% of Polish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 74% 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 Lubin?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Lubin. 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 citiesLubin 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 internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹²Official · national market

Is Lubin 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 41–61%

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

Student48%strong on safety, weak on education · range 36–60%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–71%

Retirement43%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 31–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lubin?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁸

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Lubin is 3.1%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Lubin 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,331 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁸Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Lubin?

Police recorded 2,889 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 citiesLubin 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	2,889 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	31 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	WRO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	58 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Lubin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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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2°-3°

4°-3°

8°0°

15°3°

20°8°

23°11°

25°13°

20°9°

14°5°

8°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.515WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂19.8WHO 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 Lubin is 15.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Lubin 15.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	19.8 µg/m³country median 15.9	31 Dec 2012	Eurostat⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 15.1 · May 19.7 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.2 · Feb -2.7 · Mar -0.2 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.3 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 9.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.5 · Feb 31.3 · Mar 39.8 · Apr 28.8 · May 53.6 · Jun 57.6 · Jul 77.5 · Aug 70.4 · Sep 46.5 · Oct 38.2 · Nov 34.4 · Dec 35.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official

Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2019–2024

14.8

15.9

17.1

18.2

15.02019202120232024

Annual PM2.5 fell 11.8% between 2019 and 2024, from 17.0 to 15.0.

Similar climate. In Poland: Gorzów Wielkopolski ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.6 °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

The city covered 41 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,631 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Lubin?

The published population was 75,357 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)⁹

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 122 is not 0.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

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	41 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	0.1 %	31 Dec 2011	Eurostat⁵Official
Foreign residents	122 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁷Official
Population density	1,631 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Lubin: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹⁴Official
Population	75,357 people	31 Mar 2011	Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)⁹Official

Population over time11 published observations, 2011–2025

65,226

68,778

72,330

75,882

65,961201120132017201920212025

Population fell 12.2% between 2011 and 2025, from 75,147 to 65,961.

Alternatives for people set on Lubin

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.

Budapest as a Lubin alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 58.0 km Lubin−69%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €2,331 Lubinno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,396 (2025) Budapest vs 2,889 (2024) Lubinno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 15.0 µg/m³ Lubin−13%

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Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Mysłowice75,446 residents Inowrocław76,086 residents Siedlce76,333 residents Piotrków Trybunalski76,717 residents Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski73,681 residents Ostrów Wielkopolski72,810 residents

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

The published population was 75,357 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011).

Is the air quality good in Lubin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 Lubin?

What is the unemployment rate in Lubin?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (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 Lubin?

The median gross salary is 2,331 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Lubin?

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

Is Lubin a good place to live?

Lubin 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
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
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
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
Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011) Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 · api.dane.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-18
Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15

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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 Lubin: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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