Living in Żychlin

In Żychlin, unemployment is 7.3% (2025).

At the end of 2025, Żychlin had a population of 10,563. At the end of 2025, unemployment in Żychlin reached 7.3%. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 19 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2612 sources

Population10,563people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,626EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate7.3%country median 4.4% — 66% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime1,874incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean19µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 86% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 87% of Polish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Żychlin.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Żychlin. 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 citiesŻychlin 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 internet⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁵Official · national market

Is Żychlin a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on housing · range 36–58%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–64%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–59%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Żychlin?

The unemployment rate is 7.3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Żychlin is 7.3%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Żychlin 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,626 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.3 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Żychlin. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Żychlin. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Żychlin?

Police recorded 1,874 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 citiesŻychlin 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	1,874 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Żychlin was 60 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	60 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LCJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Żychlin. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.5°C in January to 19°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 30.4 mm in January and 74 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Żychlin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 19 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.

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.519WHO 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 Żychlin is 19.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Żychlin 19.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	19 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 14.1 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.9 · Feb -3 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 3.9 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -2.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 8.8 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 30.4 · Feb 26.2 · Mar 30.6 · Apr 31.6 · May 50.8 · Jun 59.1 · Jul 74 · Aug 59.3 · Sep 47.3 · Oct 35 · Nov 34.6 · Dec 33.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Poland: Radom ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Bad Freienwalde (Oder) (Germany) ±0.7 °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 Żychlin?

The published population was 10,563 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	10,563 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Żychlin

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.

Grodzisk Mazowiecki as a Żychlin alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 57,387 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 10,563 Żychlin+443%
Unemployment: 2.0% Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 7.3% Żychlin−73%
Median gross pay, region: €2,108 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs €1,626 Żychlin+30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,451 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 1,874 Żychlin−23%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 19.0 µg/m³ Żychlin−26%

Full comparison More about Grodzisk Mazowiecki

Alternative cities in Poland

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

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Bychawa10,607 residents Przysucha10,517 residents Lesko10,610 residents Jastrowie10,612 residents Małkinia Górna10,616 residents Lubawa10,626 residents

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

The published population was 10,563 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

Is the air quality good in Żychlin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 19 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 Żychlin?

What is the unemployment rate in Żychlin?

The unemployment rate is 7.3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Żychlin?

The median gross salary is 1,626 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Żychlin a good place to live?

Żychlin 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). Żychlin, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8db33f28ea4856eaa406dd3db5666e38]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/zychlin/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Żychlin, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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 nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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