--- entity_id: city:pl:slug:bialystok entity_type: city name: "Białystok" country_code: PL country: Poland slug: bialystok canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/bialystok/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/bialystok.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/bialystok.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/pl/bialystok snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-08-01 fact_count: 19 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Białystok The unemployment rate was 4.6% at the end of 2025. In March 2021, the foreign population was 2,362. The population of Białystok, in Poland, was 290,386 at the end of 2024. ## Population The city covered 102 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,847 people per km² in 2024. ## Climate Monthly mean temperatures were −2.8°C in January and 18.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 33.8 mm in January and 86.5 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 12.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 2,362 people | city | 2021-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 290,386 people | gmina | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.6 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | aging | verified | [3] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 24 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 21 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 12.75 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -0.4 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 13.6 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 1 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5.4 · Feb -4.9 · Mar -2.4 · Apr 2.2 · May 6.8 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 7.7 · Oct 3.6 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -3.6 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.8 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 7.9 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -1.2 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [9] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 33.8 · Feb 31.4 · Mar 34.6 · Apr 37.7 · May 69.1 · Jun 65.4 · Jul 86.5 · Aug 69.4 · Sep 56 · Oct 47.2 · Nov 39.2 · Dec 39.9 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [10] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 38.1 · Feb 57.4 · Mar 122.1 · Apr 185.7 · May 254.1 · Jun 259.3 · Jul 256.9 · Aug 250.5 · Sep 161.8 · Oct 102.1 · Nov 38.4 · Dec 28.9 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [11] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 102 km2 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [12] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 32.92 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 14.45 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 307.18 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 7.3 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 30.14 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 234.28 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 2,847 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [14] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Sources 1. GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/{teryt_gmina}?var-id=1653367&year=2021 2. source-423705ff6f5d — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/062013761011?var-id=72305&year=2024 3. Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-variable/79214?lang=en&unit-level=6&year=2025 4. EEA air quality statistics — PL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Białystok, al.Piłsudskiego) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'PL'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'NO2'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 5. EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Białystok, al.Piłsudskiego) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'PL'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'PM10'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 6. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 city station means — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+Country_ISO%3D%27PL%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json 7. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, BIAŁYSTOK, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMAX_AVE 8. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, BIAŁYSTOK, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMIN_AVE 9. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, BIAŁYSTOK, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TSR_AVE 10. IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, BIAŁYSTOK, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_SUMA 11. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, BIAŁYSTOK, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/USL 12. GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/{teryt_gmina}?var-id=2018&year=2024 13. Numbeo — Cost of Living in Bialystok (Wayback capture 20241206134628) — Independent source — https://web.archive.org/web/20241206134628/https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Bialystok 14. Reproducible gmina density for Białystok: population_total_2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/062013761011?var-id=2018&var-id=72305&year=2024 ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Białystok, Poland." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-08-01. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/bialystok/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/bialystok/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/bialystok.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/bialystok.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/pl/bialystok - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json