Living in Siedlce

In Siedlce, unemployment is 3.9% (2025).

The city covered 32 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,337 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.9% at the end of 2025. In Siedlce, monthly precipitation was 30.4 mm in January and 71 mm in July.

Last checked 2026-09-1919 sources

Population76,333people31 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)1,823EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate3.9%country median 4.4% — 11% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime1,943incidents per 100,000country median 2,452 — 21% belowOfficial source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 62% of Polish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Polish cities that publish it.

Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Siedlce?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in PolandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Siedlce.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Siedlce. 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 citiesSiedlce highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Szczecin€10.25

Katowice€8.83

Poznań€8.54

Łódź€6.55

Radom€3.27

Częstochowa€2.99

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Kielce€5.27

Opole€4.98

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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market

Is Siedlce a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on housing · range 41–61%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–76%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Siedlce?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹³

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Siedlce is 3.9%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–13

Siedlce 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,823 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.9 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹³Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Siedlce?

Police recorded 1,943 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl²

Recorded crime across major citiesSiedlce highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Katowice4,141

Gdańsk3,165

Warsaw2,970

Wrocław2,879

Kraków2,546

Poznań2,539

Szczecin2,519

Bydgoszcz2,423

Łódź2,401

Lublin2,363

Siedlce1,943

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,943 incidents per 100,000country median 2,452	31 Dec 2024	bdl.stat.gov.pl²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	78 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	WAW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	90 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −2.2°C in January and 18.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Siedlce?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2023) — 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

0°

0°-5°

2°-4°

7°-1°

14°3°

19°8°

23°11°

25°13°

24°12°

19°8°

12°4°

6°1°

2°-3°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

131

196

261

264

269

257

173

115

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.516WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂15.7WHO 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 Siedlce is 16.0 µg/m³. Of 200 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

Siedlce 16.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	15.7 µg/m³country median 15.9 — about the same	31 Dec 2013	Eurostat⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	16 µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2023	European Environment Agency³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.3 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 14 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.4 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 6 · Dec 1.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, SIEDLCE, 1991-2020⁹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.7 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -3.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, SIEDLCE, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 8.5 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -0.7 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, SIEDLCE, 1991-2020⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 30.4 · Feb 26.8 · Mar 30.9 · Apr 36.1 · May 61.6 · Jun 69.4 · Jul 71 · Aug 69 · Sep 53.8 · Oct 39.6 · Nov 33.7 · Dec 33.4 mm	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, SIEDLCE, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 46.3 · Feb 68 · Mar 131.2 · Apr 195.6 · May 260.8 · Jun 264.2 · Jul 269 · Aug 257 · Sep 172.7 · Oct 114.8 · Nov 50.6 · Dec 34.6 hours	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, SIEDLCE, 1991-2020¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2023

15.0

19.7

24.3

29.0

16.0201320152017201920212023

Annual PM2.5 fell 42.9% between 2013 and 2023, from 28.0 to 16.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Siedlce?

The published population was 76,333 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)¹⁴

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 300 is not 0.2% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	32 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	0.2 %	31 Dec 2011	Eurostat⁵Official
Foreign residents	300 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁷Official
Population density	2,337 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Siedlce: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹⁹Official
Population	76,333 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)¹⁴Official

Population over time11 published observations, 2011–2025

73,936

75,457

76,979

78,500

74,251201120132017201920212025

Population fell 2.9% between 2011 and 2025, from 76,480 to 74,251.

Alternatives for people set on Siedlce

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.

Lubin as a Siedlce alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €2,331 Lubin vs €1,823 Siedlce+28%
Foreign residents: 0.1% Lubin vs 0.2% Siedlce−50%
Unemployment: 3.1% Lubin vs 3.9% Siedlce−21%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,889 Lubin vs 1,943 Siedlceno percentage
Nearest airport: 58.0 km Lubin vs 90.0 km Siedlce−36%
Residents: 75,357 Lubin vs 76,333 Siedlce−1%

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Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Inowrocław76,086 residents Piotrków Trybunalski76,717 residents Mysłowice75,446 residents Lubin75,357 residents Konin78,525 residents Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski73,681 residents

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Siedlce in rankings

#7 of 30 in Safest cities in Poland by recorded crime #17 of 30 in Most international cities in Poland

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

The published population was 76,333 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 Siedlce?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2023) — 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 Siedlce?

Police recorded 1,943 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

What is the unemployment rate in Siedlce?

The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (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 Siedlce?

The median gross salary is 1,823 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Siedlce?

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

Is Siedlce a good place to live?

Siedlce 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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  date = {2026-09-29},
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GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2021-03-31
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IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, SIEDLCE, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27

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Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Reproducible gmina density for Siedlce: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31

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