Living in Rawa Mazowiecka

In Rawa Mazowiecka, unemployment is 3.3% (2025).

For Rawa Mazowiecka, the unemployment rate was 3.3% at the end of 2025. The foreign population count was 19 in March 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population16,429people31 Mar 2021Official source · Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)

Median gross salary (region)1,676EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate3.3%country median 4.4% — 25% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime1,598incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean13.8µg/m³country median 16.0 — 14% belowOfficial source · Validated E1a PM2.5 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s).

Lower unemployment than 75% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 97% 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 Rawa Mazowiecka?

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Rawa Mazowiecka. 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 citiesRawa Mazowiecka 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 internet⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁹Official · national market

Is Rawa Mazowiecka a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on housing · range 38–58%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–59%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–70%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Rawa Mazowiecka?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁵

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Rawa Mazowiecka is 3.3%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Rawa Mazowiecka 3.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,676 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.3 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rawa Mazowiecka. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rawa Mazowiecka. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Rawa Mazowiecka?

Police recorded 1,598 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 citiesRawa Mazowiecka 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	1,598 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
Nearest airport	LCJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	59 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Rawa Mazowiecka.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 13.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 18.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 20.4 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Rawa Mazowiecka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Validated E1a PM2.5 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s).¹⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.513.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1020.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂18.3WHO 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 Rawa Mazowiecka is 13.8 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

8–910–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2223–2425–26

Rawa Mazowiecka 13.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	18.26 µg/m³country median 15.9	31 Dec 2024	Validated E1a NO2 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s).¹²Official
PM10 — annual mean	20.37 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Validated E1a PM10 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s).¹³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.8 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	Validated E1a PM2.5 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s).¹⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.72 · Feb 12.61 · Mar 21.1 · Apr 27.92 · May 30.99 · Jun 36.26 · Jul 35.28 · Aug 37.33 · Sep 35.02 · Oct 24.89 · Nov 18.38 · Dec 12.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -29.7 · Feb -23.89 · Mar -17.54 · Apr -5.81 · May -3.01 · Jun 3.48 · Jul 7.77 · Aug 6.54 · Sep 0.61 · Oct -5.36 · Nov -12.15 · Dec -19.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.56 · Feb -1.77 · Mar 2.42 · Apr 8.56 · May 14.11 · Jun 18.08 · Jul 20.63 · Aug 20.09 · Sep 14.81 · Oct 8.63 · Nov 3.69 · Dec -1.12 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

12.5

18.8

25.0

31.3

13.8201420162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 50.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 28.0 to 13.8.

Population and city profile

The city covered 14 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,127 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Rawa Mazowiecka?

The published population was 16,429 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	14 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018³Official
Foreign residents	19 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁴Official
Population density	1,127 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Rawa Mazowiecka: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹¹Official
Population	16,429 people	31 Mar 2021	Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Rawa Mazowiecka

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.

Pruszków as a Rawa Mazowiecka alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.3% Pruszków vs 3.3% Rawa Mazowiecka−30%
Median gross pay, region: €2,036 Pruszków vs €1,676 Rawa Mazowiecka+21%
Nearest airport: 11.0 km Pruszków vs 59.0 km Rawa Mazowiecka−81%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,778 Pruszków vs 1,598 Rawa Mazowiecka+11%

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Alternative cities in Poland

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rawa Mazowiecka 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; Rawa Mazowiecka'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 Rawa Mazowiecka?

The published population was 16,429 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182).

Is the air quality good in Rawa Mazowiecka?

How safe is Rawa Mazowiecka?

What is the unemployment rate in Rawa Mazowiecka?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (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 Rawa Mazowiecka?

The median gross salary is 1,676 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Rawa Mazowiecka?

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

Is Rawa Mazowiecka a good place to live?

Rawa Mazowiecka 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 308c5d4171865d44cb842fff947d6990]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/rawa-mazowiecka/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland: population, salary, cost of living},
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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
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
Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182) Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-10-07
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Reproducible gmina density for Rawa Mazowiecka: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
Validated E1a NO2 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s). eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Validated E1a PM10 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s). eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Validated E1a PM2.5 observations for 2024, aggregated from exact in-gmina monitoring station point(s). eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31

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