Living in Żarów
In Żarów, unemployment is 3% (2025).
Żarów numbered 11,948 residents at the end of 2025. Żarów had an unemployment rate of 3% at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 14 µg/m³.
Lower unemployment than 79% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 85% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of Polish cities that publish it.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Żarów?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Żarów. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Żarów a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Żarów?
The unemployment rate is 3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank9
Żarów 3.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Żarów. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Żarów. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Żarów?
Police recorded 1,973 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,973 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Żarów's nearest airport was WRO, 33 km away and offered 31 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Żarów. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 0°C in January and 19.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 28.3 mm in January and 91.4 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Żarów?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Żarów 14.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 9 · Apr 15.3 · May 20 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.3 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 0 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.3 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.2 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -2.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 28.3 · Feb 25.6 · Mar 35 · Apr 31.2 · May 59.6 · Jun 65.4 · Jul 91.4 · Aug 59.5 · Sep 48.4 · Oct 37.6 · Nov 31.4 · Dec 27.9 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Poland: Radom ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.5 °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 Żarów?
The published population was 11,948 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank8
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,948 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Żarów
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.
Kąty Wrocławskie as a Żarów alternative in the same region
22 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 1.3% Kąty Wrocławskie vs 3.0% Żarów−57%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,124 Kąty Wrocławskie vs €1,716 Żarów+24%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,556 Kąty Wrocławskie vs 1,973 Żarów−21%
- Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Kąty Wrocławskie vs 14.0 µg/m³ Żarów+14%
Swarzędz as a Żarów alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 168 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 11,948 Żarów+381%
- Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 3.0% Żarów−63%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,973 Żarów−34%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,716 Żarów+18%
- Annual PM2.5: 17.0 µg/m³ Swarzędz vs 14.0 µg/m³ Żarów+21%
Cities near Żarów
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Poland
Other cities in Poland to compare with Żarów, nearest in population first.
How does Żarów compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Żarów 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Żarów'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 Żarów?
The published population was 11,948 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
Is the air quality good in Żarów?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 Żarów?
Police recorded 1,973 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).
What is the unemployment rate in Żarów?
The unemployment rate is 3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
What is the typical salary around Żarów?
The median gross salary is 1,716 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Żarów a good place to live?
Żarów 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 Żarów?
Strzegom, Sobótka, Kąty Wrocławskie, Szczawno-Zdrój, Wałbrzych are near Żarów. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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