Health in Bydgoszcz, Poland: official figures

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.

How many nurses are there in Bydgoszcz?

Nurses and midwives in Bydgoszcz numbered 151.9 per 10,000 people in 2024, compared with 72.6 nationally (2nd highest of 9 major Polish cities).

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How many pharmacies are there in Bydgoszcz?

In 2025 there was one public pharmacy for every 2,867 people in Bydgoszcz, compared with one per 3,387 in Poland, 5th best served of 9 major Polish cities.

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

What is the infant mortality rate in Bydgoszcz?

The infant mortality rate was 3.0 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the death rate in Bydgoszcz?

There were 11.9 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 6.2 births per 1,000.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people die young in Bydgoszcz?

Of 3,843 deaths in Bydgoszcz in 2024, 673 (18%) were of people under 65.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many road deaths are there in Bydgoszcz?

11 people were killed in road accidents in Bydgoszcz in 2024.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

The number of working doctors per 10,000 residents in Bydgoszcz fell from 114.8 in 2015 to 109.2 in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
Bydgoszcz had 1.39 nurses and midwives for every doctor in 2024, compared with 1.52 in Poland. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
The number of residents per pharmacy in Bydgoszcz changed from 2,800 in 2015 to 2,867 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How Bydgoszcz compares with other cities in Poland

Working doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)

Bydgoszcz ranks 7 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Working doctors per 10,000 residents
3	Wroclaw	127.4
4	Poznan	127.3
5	Kraków	122.8
6	Warszawa	115.2
7	Bydgoszcz	109.2
8	Gdansk	109.2
9	Szczecin	98.5

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents (2024)

Bydgoszcz ranks 2 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents
1	Lublin	206.4
2	Bydgoszcz	151.9
3	Poznan	140.2
4	Kraków	137.6
5	Lódz	133.3
6	Warszawa	128.1
7	Wroclaw	114.2

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Residents per public pharmacy (2025)

Bydgoszcz ranks 5 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents per public pharmacy
2	Gdansk	3,284
3	Kraków	3,093
4	Wroclaw	3,003
5	Bydgoszcz	2,867
6	Szczecin	2,629
7	Lódz	2,529
8	Lublin	2,438

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)

Bydgoszcz ranks 18 of 30, highest first.

Rank	City	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
15	Gdansk	3.4
16	Chorzów	3.3
17	Warszawa	3.2
18	Bydgoszcz	3.0
19	Kraków	3.0
20	Tychy	2.8
21	Radom	2.5

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)

Bydgoszcz ranks 9 of 30, highest first.

Rank	City	Deaths per 1,000 residents
6	Dabrowa Górnicza	12.8
7	Ruda Slaska	12.7
8	Kielce	12.5
9	Bydgoszcz	11.9
10	Zabrze	11.8
11	Koszalin	11.8
12	Elblag	11.7

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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Sources

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_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)

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