Living in Miechów
In Miechów, unemployment is 3.8% (2025).
The population of Miechów totalled 18,401 at the end of 2025. At the end of 2025, unemployment in Miechów reached 3.8%.
Lower unemployment than 65% of Polish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 97% of Polish cities that publish it.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Miechów?
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 Miechów. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Miechów 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 Miechów?
The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank9
Miechów 3.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Miechów. 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 Miechów. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Miechów?
Police recorded 1,543 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 | 1,543 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Miechów's nearest airport was KRK, 35 km away and offered 52 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Miechów. 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 temperatures were −3.9°C in January and 19.6°C in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 10.71 · Feb 13.53 · Mar 19.55 · Apr 26.99 · May 29.73 · Jun 33.18 · Jul 34.37 · Aug 35.61 · Sep 35.2 · Oct 24.96 · Nov 19.29 · Dec 13.06 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -30.4 · Feb -23.4 · Mar -18.8 · Apr -6.7 · May -2.23 · Jun 4.02 · Jul 6.29 · Aug 6.44 · Sep 1.24 · Oct -9.14 · Nov -13.64 · Dec -22.41 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -3.92 · Feb -2.17 · Mar 2.08 · Apr 8.25 · May 13.47 · Jun 17.29 · Jul 19.64 · Aug 19.31 · Sep 14.12 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 3.35 · Dec -1.74 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Miechów?
The published population was 18,401 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank8
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,401 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Miechów
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 Miechów alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 307 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 3.8% Miechów−71%
- Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 18,401 Miechów+212%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,714 Miechów+18%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,543 Miechów−15%
Cities near Miechów
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Poland
Other cities in Poland to compare with Miechów, nearest in population first.
How does Miechów compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Miechów's.
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Miechów 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; Miechów'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 Miechów?
The published population was 18,401 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
How safe is Miechów?
Police recorded 1,543 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 Miechów?
The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
What is the typical salary around Miechów?
The median gross salary is 1,714 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Miechów a good place to live?
Miechów 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 Miechów?
Wolbrom is near Miechów. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Miechów, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1bf3e447f6d43ced3638a2d3c44deb3b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/miechow/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 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
- 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
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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