--- entity_id: city:pl:slug:sosnowiec entity_type: city name: Sosnowiec country_code: PL country: Poland slug: sosnowiec canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/sosnowiec.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/sosnowiec.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/pl/sosnowiec snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-08-27 fact_count: 16 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/ citation_title: "Sosnowiec, Poland: salary, jobs, safety, air quality" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Sosnowiec For Sosnowiec, the unemployment rate was 4.1% at the end of 2025. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### Is the air quality good in Sosnowiec? The annual PM2.5 mean is 23 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 23 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-9a2d7da737f3 ### How safe is Sosnowiec? Police recorded 2,249 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. - Value: 2,249 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-25257faa3610 ### What is the unemployment rate in Sosnowiec? The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (2025). - Value: 4.1 % · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-990059691566 ## Immigration The foreign population count was 307 in March 2021. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 307 people | city | 2021-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 1,819 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-27 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.1 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | aging | verified | [3] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 35.3 µg/m³ | city | 2013-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 23 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 1.8 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 14.9 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 2.7 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -4.3 · Feb -3.4 · Mar -0.7 · Apr 3.4 · May 8 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.9 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.2 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 0 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 43.8 · Feb 39.4 · Mar 47.7 · Apr 44.9 · May 75.7 · Jun 78.7 · Jul 103.8 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 69.9 · Oct 53.4 · Nov 49 · Dec 43.8 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 91 km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [10] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 2,249 incidents per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [11] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 0.1 % | city | 2011-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [12] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 2,033 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [13] | | Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 27 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [14] | | Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | KTW | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [15] | | Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 21 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [15] | 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. ## Language courses and integration - [Polish language classes for foreigners seeking international protection](https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/jezyk-polski-dla-cudzoziemcow-ubiegajacych-sie-o-ochrone-miedzynarodowa) — State Language Course · Office for Foreigners of Poland · Polish · checked 2026-08-10 - [Polish-language and adaptation courses for repatriates and their families](https://orpeg.gov.pl/powroty/repatrianci/kursy/) — Newcomer Adaptation · Centre for the Development of Polish Education Abroad (ORPEG) · Polish · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Public Employment Services Poland](https://oferty.praca.gov.pl/portal/en) — Job Search, Training This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Sosnowiec when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.nfz.gov.pl/dla-pacjenta/ubezpieczenia-w-nfz/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Poland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/poland/). ## 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. bdl.stat.gov.pl — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/subjects/P4610?lang=en 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. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_cenv?format=JSON&lang=en 5. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv 7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv 8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv 9. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 10. 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 11. bdl.stat.gov.pl — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-variable/398594?year=2024&format=json&page=0&page-size=100 12. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_cpopcb?format=JSON&lang=en 13. Reproducible gmina density for Sosnowiec: 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/012415075011?var-id=2018&var-id=72305&year=2024 14. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 15. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Sosnowiec, Poland: salary, jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sosnowiec-poland-salary-jobs-safety-air-quality_e5b37c7b1e5f, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Sosnowiec, Poland: salary, jobs, safety, air quality}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Sosnowiec, Poland: salary, jobs, safety, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/ - Title: Sosnowiec, Poland: salary, jobs, safety, air quality - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/sosnowiec/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/sosnowiec.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/sosnowiec.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/pl/sosnowiec - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json