Living in Sosnowiec

In Sosnowiec, unemployment is 4.1% (2025).

For Sosnowiec, the unemployment rate was 4.1% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population216,420people31 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)1,758EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate4.1%country median 4.4% — 7% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime2,249incidents per 100,000country median 2,452 — 8% belowOfficial source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

PM2.5, annual mean23µg/m³country median 16.0 — 44% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Less recorded crime than 70% of Polish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 95% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Sosnowiec.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sosnowiec. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€27

Internet, 60 Mbps€12

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesSosnowiec 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 internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	27.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Cennik biletów – MetropoliaZTM (GZM)⁴Official

Is Sosnowiec a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on housing · range 38–56%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student50%strong on safety, weak on education · range 40–60%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–68%

Retirement43%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–53%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sosnowiec?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Sosnowiec is 4.1%. 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

Sosnowiec 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,758 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl²Official
Unemployment rate	4.1 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹⁰Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospitals	3 count	15 Sept 2026	RPWDL 2.0 — Rejestr Podmiotów Wykonujących Działalność Leczniczą¹⁷Official
Pharmacies	54 count	15 Sept 2026	Apteki — Rejestr Aptek¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sosnowiec 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.

Safety

How safe is Sosnowiec?

Police recorded 2,249 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.pl³

Recorded crime across major citiesSosnowiec 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

Sosnowiec2,249

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,249 incidents per 100,000country median 2,452	31 Dec 2024	bdl.stat.gov.pl³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	27 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Nearest airport	KTW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sosnowiec.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sosnowiec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 23 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁵

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°

2°-4°

4°-3°

8°-1°

15°3°

20°8°

23°12°

25°13°

19°9°

14°5°

8°1°

3°-3°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.523WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂35.3WHO 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 Sosnowiec is 23.0 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

Sosnowiec 23.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	35.3 µg/m³country median 15.9	31 Dec 2013	Eurostat⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	23 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.8 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 14.9 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.3 · Feb -3.4 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 3.4 · May 8 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.2 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 43.8 · Feb 39.4 · Mar 47.7 · Apr 44.9 · May 75.7 · Jun 78.7 · Jul 103.8 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 69.9 · Oct 53.4 · Nov 49 · Dec 43.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

18.5

25.8

33.2

40.5

23.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.8% between 2013 and 2024, from 37.0 to 23.0.

Similar climate. In Poland: Radom ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °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 Sosnowiec?

The published population was 216,420 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)¹¹

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 307 is not 0.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

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	91 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	0.1 %	31 Dec 2011	Eurostat⁷Official
Foreign residents	307 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁹Official
Population density	2,033 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Sosnowiec: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹⁶Official
Population	216,420 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)¹¹Official

Population over time11 published observations, 2011–2025

180,388

192,874

205,359

217,845

182,971201120132017201920212025

Population fell 15.0% between 2011 and 2025, from 215,262 to 182,971.

Alternatives for people set on Sosnowiec

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.

Gdynia as a Sosnowiec alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 0.2% Gdynia vs 0.1% Sosnowiec+100%
Unemployment: 2.3% Gdynia vs 4.1% Sosnowiec−44%
Median gross pay, region: €2,111 Gdynia vs €1,758 Sosnowiec+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,736 Gdynia vs 2,249 Sosnowiec+22%
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Gdynia vs 23.0 µg/m³ Sosnowiec−35%
Nearest airport: 16.0 km Gdynia vs 21.0 km Sosnowiec−24%
Residents: 249,139 Gdynia vs 216,420 Sosnowiec+15%

Full comparison More about Gdynia

Budapest as a Sosnowiec alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 23.0 µg/m³ Sosnowiec−43%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €1,758 Sosnowiecno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,396 (2025) Budapest vs 2,249 (2024) Sosnowiecno percentage
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 21.0 km Sosnowiec−14%

Full comparison More about Budapest

Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Radom221,287 residents Toruń204,954 residents Kielce202,196 residents Częstochowa236,796 residents Gdynia249,139 residents Gliwice187,474 residents

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Sosnowiec in rankings

#14 of 30 in Largest cities in Poland #19 of 30 in Safest cities in Poland by recorded crime

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; Sosnowiec'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 Sosnowiec?

The published population was 216,420 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 Sosnowiec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 23 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.

How safe is Sosnowiec?

Police recorded 2,249 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 Sosnowiec?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (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 Sosnowiec?

The median gross salary is 1,758 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Sosnowiec?

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

Is Sosnowiec a good place to live?

Sosnowiec 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sosnowiec, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {465bdedf65154db6e896683da4a510d1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Apteki — Rejestr Aptek Apteki · gov.pl · checked 2026-09-15
bdl.stat.gov.pl bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-27
bdl.stat.gov.pl bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-27
Cennik biletów – MetropoliaZTM (GZM) metropoliaztm.pl · checked 2026-09-19
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
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

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Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011) Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 · api.dane.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-18
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
Reproducible gmina density for Sosnowiec: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
RPWDL 2.0 — Rejestr Podmiotów Wykonujących Działalność Leczniczą RPWDL 2.0 · gov.pl · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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