Living in Sławno

In Sławno, unemployment is 8.2% (2025).

Sławno's population was 11,451 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 8.2% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Sławno stood at 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2615 sources

Population11,451people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,619EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate8.2%country median 4.4% — 86% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime1,484incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 94% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 97% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 94% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Sławno.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sławno. 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 citiesSławno 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 internet⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁶Official · national market

Is Sławno a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on housing · range 36–58%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–63%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 34–58%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sławno?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Sławno is 8.2%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Sławno 8.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,619 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.2 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Sławno?

Police recorded 1,484 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 citiesSławno 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	1,484 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Sławno's nearest airport was GDN, 116 km away and offered 47 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	47 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	116 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GDN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.7°C in January and 17.8°C in July. Sławno's monthly precipitation totalled 43.9 mm in January and 74.9 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Sławno?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)³

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

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Sławno is 12.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Sławno 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 11 · May 15.1 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.3 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4.1 · May 8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 14.5 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 7.1 · May 11.2 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 43.9 · Feb 37 · Mar 39 · Apr 26.6 · May 43.8 · Jun 55.9 · Jul 74.9 · Aug 85.7 · Sep 74.7 · Oct 75.7 · Nov 57.1 · Dec 52.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Poland: Gdynia ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Heide (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Meldorf (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 Sławno?

The published population was 11,451 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	11,451 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Sławno

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.

Darłowo as a Sławno alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 7.1% Darłowo vs 8.2% Sławno−13%
Median gross pay, region: €1,662 Darłowo vs €1,619 Sławnosame level
Residents: 12,199 Darłowo vs 11,451 Sławno+7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,484 Darłowo vs 1,484 Sławnosame level
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Darłowo vs 12.0 µg/m³ Sławnosame level

Full comparison More about Darłowo

Swarzędz as a Sławno alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 219 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 11,451 Sławno+402%
Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 8.2% Sławno−87%
Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,619 Sławno+25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,484 Sławno−12%

Full comparison More about Swarzędz

Cities near Sławno

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Wolin11,454 residents Sędziszów11,511 residents Wieleń11,388 residents Czempiń11,368 residents Gogolin11,549 residents Susz11,554 residents

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

The published population was 11,451 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

Is the air quality good in Sławno?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Sławno?

What is the unemployment rate in Sławno?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Sławno?

The median gross salary is 1,619 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Sławno a good place to live?

Sławno 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 Sławno?

Darłowo is near Sławno. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sławno, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b9ec514b7aed34809b0d4ef03daf67d8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/slawno/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sławno, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b9ec514b7aed34809b0d4ef03daf67d8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/slawno/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · 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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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