Living in Tarnów

In Tarnów, unemployment is 4.5% (2025).

For Tarnów, the foreign population count was 101 in March 2021. The unemployment rate was 4.5% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1922 sources

Population114,053people31 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)1,763EUR/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 crime2,760incidents per 100,000country median 2,452 — 13% aboveOfficial source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

PM2.5, annual mean14.5µg/m³country median 16.0 — 9% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 city station means

More recorded crime than 64% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 67% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Tarnów.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Tarnów. 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 citiesTarnów 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 internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market

Is Tarnów a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–57%

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

Student52%strong on safety, weak on education · range 42–62%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–70%

Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–57%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tarnów?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹⁵

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

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Tarnów 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,763 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl²Official
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, 2025¹⁵Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospitals	5 count	15 Sept 2026	RPWDL 2.0 — Rejestr Podmiotów Wykonujących Działalność Leczniczą²²Official
Pharmacies	43 count	15 Sept 2026	Apteki — Rejestr Aptek¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tarnów 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 Tarnów?

Police recorded 2,760 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 citiesTarnów highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Katowice4,141

Gdańsk3,165

Warsaw2,970

Wrocław2,879

Tarnów2,760

Kraków2,546

Poznań2,539

Szczecin2,519

Bydgoszcz2,423

Łódź2,401

Lublin2,363

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,760 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	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	RZE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	75 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 19.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 34.7 mm in January and 107.2 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 14.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Tarnów?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14.5 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 city station means⁴

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°

9°0°

16°4°

20°9°

24°12°

26°14°

26°13°

20°9°

14°5°

8°2°

3°-2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

120

176

222

230

240

236

155

116

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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

PM2.514.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1021WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂28WHO 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 Tarnów is 14.5 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

Tarnów 14.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	28 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Tarnów, ul. Ks. Romana Sitko)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	21 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Tarnów, ul. Ks. Romana Sitko)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	14.5 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 city station means⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 4 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 15.5 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 3.2 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, TARNÓW, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4 · Feb -3 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 4.3 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, TARNÓW, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 9.7 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, TARNÓW, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 34.7 · Feb 33.7 · Mar 38.5 · Apr 53.2 · May 92.1 · Jun 92.8 · Jul 107.2 · Aug 66.4 · Sep 71.8 · Oct 51.5 · Nov 38 · Dec 33.2 mm	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, TARNÓW, 1991-2020¹⁴Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.3 · Feb 69.9 · Mar 120.1 · Apr 176.2 · May 222 · Jun 230 · Jul 240.3 · Aug 235.6 · Sep 155 · Oct 115.9 · Nov 60.9 · Dec 45.6 hours	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, TARNÓW, 1991-2020¹³Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 72 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,418 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Tarnów?

The published population was 114,053 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)¹⁶

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	72 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	0.1 %	31 Dec 2011	Eurostat⁷Official
Foreign residents	101 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁹Official
Population density	1,418 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Tarnów: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.²¹Official
Population	114,053 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)¹⁶Official

Population over time11 published observations, 2011–2025

100,184

104,985

109,785

114,586

101,177201120132017201920212025

Population fell 10.9% between 2011 and 2025, from 113,593 to 101,177.

Alternatives for people set on Tarnów

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.

Zielona Góra as a Tarnów alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 0.2% Zielona Góra vs 0.1% Tarnów+100%
Unemployment: 3.4% Zielona Góra vs 4.5% Tarnów−24%
Nearest airport: 30.0 km Zielona Góra vs 75.0 km Tarnów−60%
Median gross pay, region: €1,807 Zielona Góra vs €1,763 Tarnówsame level
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Zielona Góra vs 14.5 µg/m³ Tarnów−3%
Residents: 118,982 Zielona Góra vs 114,053 Tarnów+4%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,735 Zielona Góra vs 2,760 Tarnówsame level

Full comparison More about Zielona Góra

Budapest as a Tarnów 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.

Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 75.0 km Tarnów−76%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €1,763 Tarnówno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,396 (2025) Budapest vs 2,760 (2024) Tarnówno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 14.5 µg/m³ Tarnów−10%

Full comparison More about Budapest

Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Dąbrowa Górnicza115,571 residents Chorzów111,692 residents Włocławek116,783 residents Zielona Góra118,982 residents Opole122,625 residents Kalisz105,386 residents

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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; Tarnów'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 Tarnów?

The published population was 114,053 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 Tarnów?

How safe is Tarnów?

Police recorded 2,760 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 Tarnów?

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 Tarnów?

The median gross salary is 1,763 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Tarnów?

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

Is Tarnów a good place to live?

Tarnów 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, September 19). Tarnów, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6de5f5e7308e7080dac43257e5fa43ff]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/tarnow/ Retrieved 2026-09-19. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_tarnow-poland-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_2c20ea571699,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tarnów, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-19},
  version = {6de5f5e7308e7080dac43257e5fa43ff},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/tarnow/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-19. 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
EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 city station means EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-29
EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Tarnów, ul. Ks. Romana Sitko) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Tarnów, ul. Ks. Romana Sitko) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, TARNÓW, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27

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IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, TARNÓW, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, TARNÓW, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, TARNÓW, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, TARNÓW, 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
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 Tarnów: 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

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