Living in Ostrzeszów
In Ostrzeszów, unemployment is 4.1% (2025).
Ostrzeszów had a population of 23,482 at the end of 2025. Ostrzeszów registered an unemployment rate of 4.1% at the end of 2025.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Ostrzeszów?
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 Ostrzeszów. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Ostrzeszów 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 Ostrzeszów?
The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank8
Ostrzeszów 4.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ostrzeszów. 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 Ostrzeszów. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Ostrzeszów?
Police recorded 1,239 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 | 1,239 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Ostrzeszów's nearest airport was WRO, 81 km away and offered 31 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ostrzeszów. 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 −0.8°C in January and 19.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 26.4 mm in January and 77.3 mm in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.7 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 2.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 4.6 · May 9 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 5.9 · Nov 2 · Dec -1.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.8 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.4 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 0.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 26.4 · Feb 24.3 · Mar 33.2 · Apr 26.9 · May 53 · Jun 54.8 · Jul 77.3 · Aug 54.3 · Sep 46 · Oct 36.8 · Nov 31 · Dec 29.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Poland: Gorzów Wielkopolski ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °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 Ostrzeszów?
The published population was 23,482 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23,482 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank7Official |
Alternatives for people set on Ostrzeszów
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.
Wieruszów as an Ostrzeszów alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 13,917 Wieruszów vs 23,482 Ostrzeszów−41%
- Unemployment: 3.9% Wieruszów vs 4.1% Ostrzeszów−5%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,473 Wieruszów vs €1,499 Ostrzeszówsame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,260 Wieruszów vs 1,239 Ostrzeszówsame level
Swarzędz as an Ostrzeszów alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 129 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 4.1% Ostrzeszów−73%
- Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 23,482 Ostrzeszów+145%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,499 Ostrzeszów+35%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,239 Ostrzeszów+5%
Cities near Ostrzeszów
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Poland
Other cities in Poland to compare with Ostrzeszów, nearest in population first.
How does Ostrzeszów compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ostrzeszów 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; Ostrzeszów'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 Ostrzeszów?
The published population was 23,482 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
How safe is Ostrzeszów?
Police recorded 1,239 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 Ostrzeszów?
The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
What is the typical salary around Ostrzeszów?
The median gross salary is 1,499 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Ostrzeszów a good place to live?
Ostrzeszów 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 Ostrzeszów?
Kępno, Wieruszów, Syców are near Ostrzeszów. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ostrzeszów, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9e8686ac4c9edbec3d155ffb4e1a9525]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/ostrzeszow/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290) bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-25
- 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
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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