Poverty and living standards in Szczecin, Poland: official figures
1.6% of residents of Szczecin lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 2nd lowest of 9 major Polish cities.
What is the crime rate in Szczecin?
Police recorded 25.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Szczecin in 2024, compared with 20.6 nationally, 4th lowest of 9 major Polish cities.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Szczecin?
6.2 new dwellings per 1,000 residents were completed in Szczecin in 2025, compared with 5.6 in Poland, 2nd lowest of 9 major Polish cities.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much living space do people have in Szczecin?
Szczecin had 519 dwellings per 1,000 residents and 32.0 square metres of living space per person in 2025; the Polish averages were 433 dwellings and 32.8 square metres.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in Szczecin?
An apartment in Szczecin cost €1,136 to buy on average in 2018.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Szczecin had 156 beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10,000 residents in 2025, down from 389 in 2015; the Polish figure was 315. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Police identified the offender in 61.6% of crimes recorded in Szczecin in 2024, against a national detection rate of 69.8%. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Szczecin compares with other cities in Poland
Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) (2025)
Szczecin ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lublin | 2.1% |
| 4 | Bydgoszcz | 2.0% |
| 5 | Kraków | 1.8% |
| 6 | Gdansk | 1.8% |
| 7 | Warszawa | 1.7% |
| 8 | Szczecin | 1.6% |
| 9 | Wroclaw | 1.0% |
Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents (2024)
Szczecin ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Warszawa | 26.6 |
| 4 | Kraków | 25.5 |
| 5 | Poznan | 25.4 |
| 6 | Szczecin | 25.2 |
| 7 | Bydgoszcz | 24.2 |
| 8 | Lódz | 24.0 |
| 9 | Lublin | 23.6 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2025)
Szczecin ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Warszawa | 10.6 |
| 4 | Poznan | 10.5 |
| 5 | Kraków | 9.8 |
| 6 | Lódz | 9.0 |
| 7 | Lublin | 8.9 |
| 8 | Szczecin | 6.2 |
| 9 | Bydgoszcz | 3.7 |
Living space per person (m²) (2025)
Szczecin ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Warszawa | 35.1 |
| 4 | Lódz | 34.2 |
| 5 | Kraków | 33.7 |
| 6 | Gdansk | 33.1 |
| 7 | Lublin | 32.4 |
| 8 | Szczecin | 32.0 |
| 9 | Bydgoszcz | 29.4 |
Average apartment price (euros) (2018)
Szczecin ranks 7 of 29, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average apartment price (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kraków | €1,572 |
| 5 | Poznan | €1,442 |
| 6 | Lublin | €1,234 |
| 7 | Szczecin | €1,136 |
| 8 | Torun | €1,109 |
| 9 | Rzeszów | €1,108 |
| 10 | Olsztyn | €1,101 |
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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_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
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