Living in Świętochłowice

In Świętochłowice, unemployment is 2.8% (2025).

In March 2021, the foreign population was 41.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population46,494people31 Mar 2021Official source · Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)

Median gross salary (region)1,724EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate2.8%country median 4.4% — 36% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime3,054incidents per 100,000country median 2,452 — 25% aboveOfficial source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

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

Lower unemployment than 82% of Polish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 79% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Świętochłowice.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Świętochłowice. 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 citiesŚwiętochłowice 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 plan¹⁰Official · national market

Is Świętochłowice a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–59%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%

Student48%strong on safety, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–69%

Retirement44%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Świętochłowice?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁶

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Świętochłowice is 2.8%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Świętochłowice 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,724 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.8 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁶Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Świętochłowice?

Police recorded 3,054 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 citiesŚwiętochłowice highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Katowice4,141

Gdańsk3,165

Świętochłowice3,054

Warsaw2,970

Wrocław2,879

Kraków2,546

Poznań2,539

Szczecin2,519

Bydgoszcz2,423

Łódź2,401

Lublin2,363

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,054 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	27 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Nearest airport	KTW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Świętochłowice?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — 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

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2°-4°

4°-3°

8°-1°

15°3°

20°8°

23°12°

25°13°

19°9°

14°5°

8°1°

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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

PM2.516WHO 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 Świętochłowice is 16.0 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

Świętochłowice 16.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	16 µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official
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 NCEI¹³Official
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 NCEI¹⁴Official
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 NCEI¹⁵Official
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 NCEI¹⁶Official

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

14.6

21.2

27.8

34.4

16.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 51.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 33.0 to 16.0.

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

The city covered 13 km² in 2024. Population density was 3,463 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Świętochłowice?

The published population was 46,494 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)⁷

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	13 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁴Official
Foreign residents	41 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁵Official
Population density	3,463 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Świętochłowice: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹²Official
Population	46,494 people	31 Mar 2021	Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Świętochłowice

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 Świętochłowice alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €2,036 Pruszków vs €1,724 Świętochłowice+18%
Unemployment: 2.3% Pruszków vs 2.8% Świętochłowice−18%
Nearest airport: 11.0 km Pruszków vs 23.0 km Świętochłowice−52%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,778 Pruszków vs 3,054 Świętochłowiceno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Pruszków vs 16.0 µg/m³ Świętochłowice−13%

Full comparison More about Pruszków

Budapest as a Świętochłowice 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.

Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €1,724 Świętochłowiceno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,396 (2025) Budapest vs 3,054 (2024) Świętochłowiceno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 16.0 µg/m³ Świętochłowice−19%
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 23.0 km Świętochłowice−22%

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Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Skierniewice46,437 residents Starogard Gdański46,373 residents Rumia46,714 residents Starachowice46,270 residents Wodzisław Śląski45,949 residents Wejherowo47,357 residents

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

The published population was 46,494 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182).

Is the air quality good in Świętochłowice?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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 Świętochłowice?

Police recorded 3,054 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 Świętochłowice?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (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 Świętochłowice?

The median gross salary is 1,724 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Świętochłowice?

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

Is Świętochłowice a good place to live?

Świętochłowice 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). Świętochłowice, Poland: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 025ab4c5f473188244c78fa6e52931d5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/swietochlowice/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Świętochłowice, Poland: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {025ab4c5f473188244c78fa6e52931d5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/swietochlowice/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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
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

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Reproducible gmina density for Świętochłowice: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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