---
entity_id: city:pl:slug:suwalki
entity_type: city
name: "Suwałki"
country_code: PL
country: Poland
slug: suwalki
canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/suwalki/
json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/suwalki.json
markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/suwalki.md
mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/pl/suwalki
snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2
generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-08-01
fact_count: 12
metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/
---

# Suwałki

The population of Suwałki, in Poland, was 68,143 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.5% at the end of 2025. Monthly precipitation was 38.1 mm in January and 85.6 mm in July.

## Population

The city covered 66 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,032 people per km² in 2024.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.3°C in January and 18.1°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 105 people | city | 2021-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 68,143 people | gmina | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.5 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | aging | verified | [3] |
| PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 16 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [4] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 11 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -1 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 12.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 0.5 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -5.7 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -2.8 · Apr 2 · May 6.7 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 8 · Oct 3.7 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -3.9 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -3.3 · Feb -2.6 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.4 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -1.6 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 38.1 · Feb 31.5 · Mar 36.8 · Apr 34.8 · May 53.8 · Jun 66.9 · Jul 85.6 · Aug 70.9 · Sep 52.3 · Oct 52.4 · Nov 42.8 · Dec 41 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 35.8 · Feb 54.2 · Mar 119.9 · Apr 182.2 · May 249.7 · Jun 252.4 · Jul 252.3 · Aug 233.3 · Sep 155.3 · Oct 90.8 · Nov 29.7 · Dec 23.3 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [10] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 66 km2 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,032 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [12] |

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-ba343b198788 — Official source — https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-unit/062013963011?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 PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Suwałki, ul. Pułaskiego 26) — 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
5. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Poland 2024 PM2.5 station data — 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
6. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMAX_AVE
7. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMIN_AVE
8. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TSR_AVE
9. IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_SUMA
10. IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, SUWAŁKI, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/USL
11. 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
12. Reproducible gmina density for Suwałki: 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/062013963011?var-id=2018&var-id=72305&year=2024

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "Suwałki, Poland." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-08-01. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/suwalki/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/suwalki/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/suwalki.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/pl/suwalki.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/pl/suwalki
- 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
