Living in Wieluń

In Wieluń, unemployment is 5.1% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Wieluń had a population of 28,863. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.1% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2611 sources

Population28,863people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,595EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 4.4% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime1,546incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

Higher unemployment than 61% of Polish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 97% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Wieluń.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Wieluń. 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 citiesWieluń 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 internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁴Official · national market

Is Wieluń a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–59%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–66%

Student49%strong on safety, weak on education · range 37–61%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–63%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Wieluń?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁷

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Wieluń is 5.1%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Wieluń 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,595 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁷Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Wieluń?

Police recorded 1,546 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 citiesWieluń 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	1,546 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Wieluń's nearest major airport was 80 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	80 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LCJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Wieluń's monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 19.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 34 mm in January and 90.7 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.6 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 14.7 · May 19.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.5 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.6 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 9.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 34 · Feb 30.9 · Mar 37 · Apr 35.8 · May 69.6 · Jun 70.3 · Jul 90.7 · Aug 51.5 · Sep 51.2 · Oct 42 · Nov 37.9 · Dec 36.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Poland: Gorzów Wielkopolski ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Trostberg (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 Wieluń?

The published population was 28,863 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	28,863 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Wieluń

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.

Działoszyn as a Wieluń alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 856 Działoszyn vs 1,546 Wieluń−45%
Unemployment: 3.9% Działoszyn vs 5.1% Wieluń−24%
Residents: 11,258 Działoszyn vs 28,863 Wieluń−61%
Median gross pay, region: €1,677 Działoszyn vs €1,595 Wieluń+5%

Full comparison More about Działoszyn

Swarzędz as a Wieluń alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 167 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 5.1% Wieluń−78%
Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,595 Wieluń+26%
Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 28,863 Wieluń+99%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,546 Wieluń−16%

Full comparison More about Swarzędz

Cities near Wieluń

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

Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Brodnica28,865 residents Bielawa28,896 residents Góra Kalwaria28,823 residents Bochnia28,946 residents Świebodzin28,719 residents Pleszew28,669 residents

How does Wieluń compare?

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

The published population was 28,863 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

How safe is Wieluń?

What is the unemployment rate in Wieluń?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Wieluń?

The median gross salary is 1,595 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Wieluń a good place to live?

Wieluń 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 Wieluń?

Praszka, Działoszyn are near Wieluń. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Wieluń, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1f8b539feadf6e7ca1c9af06eb46c7e3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/wielun/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Wieluń, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1f8b539feadf6e7ca1c9af06eb46c7e3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/wielun/},
  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
Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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 ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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