--- entity_id: city:pl:slug:lodz entity_type: city name: "Łódź" country_code: PL country: Poland slug: lodz canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/lodz/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/lodz.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/lodz.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/pl/lodz 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/ --- # Łódź Łódź is a city in Poland. Its population was 645,693 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 5.2% at the end of 2025. ## Population The city covered 293 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,204 people per km² in 2024. ## Climate Monthly mean temperatures were −1.5°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 35.3 mm in January and 81.1 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 2,888 people | city | 2021-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 645,693 people | gmina | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.2 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | aging | verified | [3] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 17 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 22 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 13 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 14.4 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 2.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -4 · Feb -3.3 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 3.6 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 9 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -2.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.5 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 9 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 0 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [9] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 35.3 · Feb 34.1 · Mar 37.6 · Apr 35.2 · May 60.9 · Jun 62.3 · Jul 81.1 · Aug 54.1 · Sep 53.4 · Oct 44 · Nov 39.4 · Dec 40.7 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [10] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 48.2 · Feb 65.8 · Mar 122.7 · Apr 187 · May 241.8 · Jun 244.6 · Jul 250.9 · Aug 243.4 · Sep 160.1 · Oct 111.1 · Nov 51.2 · Dec 40.4 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [11] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 293 km2 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [12] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 32.41 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` | 317.61 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` | 38.95 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 270.68 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | supplemental | [13] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 2,204 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-a5b8f8037a76 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/051011661011?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 Łódź, ul. Gdańska) — 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 Łódź, ul. Gdańska) — 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, ŁÓDŹ, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMAX_AVE 8. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, ŁÓDŹ, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMIN_AVE 9. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, ŁÓDŹ, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TSR_AVE 10. IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, ŁÓDŹ, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_SUMA 11. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, ŁÓDŹ, 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 Lodz (Wayback capture 20241231223328) — Independent source — https://web.archive.org/web/20241231223328/https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Lodz 14. Reproducible gmina density for Łódź: 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/051011661011?var-id=2018&var-id=72305&year=2024 ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Łódź, Poland." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-08-01. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/lodz/ 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/lodz/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/lodz.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/lodz.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/pl/lodz - 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