Living in Suwałki

In Suwałki, unemployment is 4.5% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 4.5% at the end of 2025. Monthly precipitation was 38.1 mm in January and 85.6 mm in July.

Last checked 2026-09-1919 sources

Population69,239people31 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)1,788EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 4.4% — 2% aboveOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime2,262incidents per 100,000country median 2,452 — 8% belowOfficial source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 16.0 — 31% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data

Less recorded crime than 69% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Suwałki.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Suwałki. 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 citiesSuwałki 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 internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market

Is Suwałki a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on housing · range 40–60%

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

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

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–74%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Suwałki?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Suwałki is 4.5%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Suwałki 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,788 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹⁴Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Suwałki?

Police recorded 2,262 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 citiesSuwałki 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

Suwałki2,262

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,262 incidents per 100,000country median 2,452	31 Dec 2024	bdl.stat.gov.pl²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	SZY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	148 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.3°C in January and 18.1°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Suwałki?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data³

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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-1°-6°

0°-5°

5°-3°

13°2°

18°7°

22°10°

24°13°

23°12°

18°8°

11°4°

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0°-4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

120

182

250

252

233

155

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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

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1016WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂16.8WHO 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 Suwałki is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 200 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Suwałki 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	16.8 µg/m³country median 15.9	31 Dec 2006	Eurostat⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Suwałki, ul. Pułaskiego 26)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 12.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 0.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -2.8 · Apr 2 · May 6.7 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 8 · Oct 3.7 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -3.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.3 · Feb -2.6 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.4 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -1.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020⁹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 38.1 · Feb 31.5 · Mar 36.8 · Apr 34.8 · May 53.8 · Jun 66.9 · Jul 85.6 · Aug 70.9 · Sep 52.3 · Oct 52.4 · Nov 42.8 · Dec 41 mm	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 35.8 · Feb 54.2 · Mar 119.9 · Apr 182.2 · May 249.7 · Jun 252.4 · Jul 252.3 · Aug 233.3 · Sep 155.3 · Oct 90.8 · Nov 29.7 · Dec 23.3 hours	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020¹²Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 66 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,032 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Suwałki?

The published population was 69,239 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)¹⁵

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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	66 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	0.1 %	31 Dec 2011	Eurostat⁶Official
Foreign residents	105 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁸Official
Population density	1,032 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Suwałki: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹⁹Official
Population	69,239 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)¹⁵Official

Population over time11 published observations, 2011–2025

67,723

68,476

69,230

69,983

67,879201120132017201920212025

Population fell 1.9% between 2011 and 2025, from 69,210 to 67,879.

Alternatives for people set on Suwałki

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 Suwałki alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 6 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 €1,788 Suwałki+30%
Unemployment: 3.1% Lubin vs 4.5% Suwałki−31%
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Lubin vs 11.0 µg/m³ Suwałki+36%
Nearest airport: 58.0 km Lubin vs 148.0 km Suwałki−61%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,889 Lubin vs 2,262 Suwałkino percentage
Residents: 75,357 Lubin vs 69,239 Suwałki+9%
Foreign residents: 0.1% Lubin vs 0.1% Suwałkisame level

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Budapest as a Suwałki alternative in another country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 148.0 km Suwałki−88%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €1,788 Suwałkino percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,396 (2025) Budapest vs 2,262 (2024) Suwałkino percentage
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 11.0 µg/m³ Suwałki+18%

Full comparison More about Budapest

Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Pabianice69,177 residents Głogów69,608 residents Piła68,762 residents Siemianowice Śląskie70,170 residents Gniezno70,322 residents Chełm66,362 residents

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Suwałki in rankings

#9 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Poland #17 of 30 in Safest cities in Poland by recorded crime

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

The published population was 69,239 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 Suwałki?

How safe is Suwałki?

Police recorded 2,262 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 Suwałki?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (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 Suwałki?

The median gross salary is 1,788 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Suwałki?

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

Is Suwałki a good place to live?

Suwałki 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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  title = {Suwałki, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {0a0f4d2c340c0caaeda7c6502a246f08},
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}

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EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Suwałki, ul. Pułaskiego 26) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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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
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27

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IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
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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Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Reproducible gmina density for Suwałki: 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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