Bydgoszcz: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Bydgoszcz: In 2025 the average gross monthly wage in Bydgoszcz reached PLN 9,208, against PLN 9,371 for Poland as a whole (98.3% of the national level), ranking the lowest of 9 major Polish cities.
• Health in Bydgoszcz: In 2024, 109.2 doctors were working per 10,000 people in Bydgoszcz; the Polish figure was 47.7, placing it 3rd lowest of 9 major Polish cities.
• Education in Bydgoszcz: Preschool enrolment in Bydgoszcz stood at 1,021 children per 1,000 aged 3 to 5 in 2025 (Poland: 950); figures above 1,000 mean children from neighbouring areas attend there.
• Poverty and living standards in Bydgoszcz: In 2025 social assistance reached 2.0% of the population of Bydgoszcz (national rate: 3.1%), 4th highest of 9 major Polish cities.
• Government budget and revenue in Bydgoszcz: In 2025 the city of Bydgoszcz collected revenue of PLN 11,206 per inhabitant (national average PLN 9,864), 3rd lowest of 9 major Polish cities.

More figures

• The wider urban agglomeration had 423,450 inhabitants. Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy

Notes from the UN table: Urban agglomeration refer to functional urban areas (FUA). Urban agglomeration refer to functional urban areas (FUA). Urban agglomeration refer to functional urban areas (FUA).

Who runs Bydgoszcz?

In Poland, cities and towns are run by counties – powiaty: County council directly elected; it elects the starosta (county head) and board. Secondary schools, hospitals, county roads, job centres.

How local power works in Poland

Cities of a similar size in Poland

• Warszawa 1,864,679
• Kraków 790,279
• Wroclaw 669,564
• Lódz 665,259
• Poznan 541,782
• Gdansk 477,276
• Szczecin 391,404
• Lublin 324,568

Up a level: all cities in Poland · Poland · government and power

Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• Statistics Poland (GUS): Bank Danych Lokalnych (Local Data Bank) API v1: the same 31 indicators for the nine largest cities with powiat rights (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin) and Poland, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a77d04796cc4…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.