Otwock

The unemployment rate was 3.6% at the end of 2025. Otwock, a city in Poland, had a population of 43,527 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 16 µg/m³.

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Foreign residents176 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367
Population43,527 peoplegmina · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · source-5b9b109e8950
Unemployment rate3.6 %city · Verified 2026-07-27Official source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025
NO₂ — annual mean13 µg/m³nearest_station · Verified 2026-08-01Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Otwock, ul. Brzozowa)
PM10 — annual mean22 µg/m³nearest_station · Verified 2026-08-01Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Otwock, ul. Brzozowa)
PM2.5 — annual mean16 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-29Official source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-01

Who Otwock may suit

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–64% from published values
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–61% from published values
Student44%strong on education, weak on healthcare · range 30–58% from published values
Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–67% from published values
Retirement46%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 32–60% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 47 km² in 2024. Population density was 926 people per km² in 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Otwock residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport99.6%Foreign residents 0.4%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area47 km22026-07-152024Official sourceGUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 Source-backed value
Foreign residents176 people2026-07-152021Official sourceGUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 Source-backed value
Population density926 people/km²2026-07-152024Official sourceReproducible gmina density for Otwock: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. Source-backed value
Population43,527 people2026-07-142024Official sourcesource-5b9b109e8950 Source-backed value · gmina

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in PolandWhere Otwock lands among 94 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Poland per band31–2162–3243–4Otwock 3.6%174–5125–666–7127–848–9unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Poland per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Unemployment rate3.6 %country median 4.2% — 14% below2026-07-27AgingOfficial sourceLocal Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Otwock annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52516.0PM2.5154022.0PM10104013.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PolandWhere Otwock lands among 82 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Poland per band18–9110–11111–12312–13813–141414–151515–16616–17Otwock 16.01317–18318–19819–20520–21421–22annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Poland per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean13 µg/m³2026-08-012024Official sourceEEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Otwock, ul. Brzozowa) Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean22 µg/m³2026-08-012024Official sourceEEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Otwock, ul. Brzozowa) Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean16 µg/m³country median 15.5 — 3% above2026-07-292024Official sourceEEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data Source-backed value

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

0.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 176 people of 43,527 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Otwock?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 %. Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025, checked 2026-07-27.

Is the air quality good in Otwock?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data, checked 2026-07-29.

How many people live in Otwock?

The published population is 43,527 people. Source: source-5b9b109e8950, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Otwock?

176 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367, checked 2026-07-15.

Cities of a similar size in Poland

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Sources

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