Poverty and living standards in Wałbrzyski (Dolnośląskie, Poland): official figures
3.4% of residents of the Wałbrzyski subregion lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 34th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
What is the crime rate in the Wałbrzyski subregion?
Police recorded 23.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Wałbrzyski subregion in 2024, compared with 20.6 nationally, 19th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in the Wałbrzyski subregion?
2.8 new dwellings per 1,000 residents were completed in the Wałbrzyski subregion in 2025, compared with 5.6 in Poland, 9th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much living space do people have in the Wałbrzyski subregion?
The Wałbrzyski subregion had 463 dwellings per 1,000 residents and 31.2 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 copyMore figures
- The Wałbrzyski subregion had 336 beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10,000 residents in 2025, down from 693 in 2015; the Polish figure was 315. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Police identified the offender in 76.1% of crimes recorded in the Wałbrzyski subregion in 2024, against a national detection rate of 69.8%. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Wałbrzyski compares with other subregions in Poland
Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) (2025)
Wałbrzyski ranks 34 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Koszaliński | 3.5% |
| 32 | Nyski | 3.5% |
| 33 | Kaliski | 3.4% |
| 34 | Wałbrzyski | 3.4% |
| 35 | Sieradzki | 3.4% |
| 36 | Skierniewicki | 3.4% |
| 37 | Radomski | 3.4% |
Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents (2024)
Wałbrzyski ranks 19 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Gliwicki | 24.4 |
| 17 | Olsztyński | 24.4 |
| 18 | Miasto Łódź | 24.0 |
| 19 | Wałbrzyski | 23.5 |
| 20 | Tarnowski | 23.3 |
| 21 | Zielonogórski | 23.3 |
| 22 | Leszczyński | 22.7 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2025)
Wałbrzyski ranks 65 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Suwalski | 3.0 |
| 63 | Piotrkowski | 2.9 |
| 64 | Krośnieński | 2.9 |
| 65 | Wałbrzyski | 2.8 |
| 66 | Puławski | 2.8 |
| 67 | Nyski | 2.7 |
| 68 | Szczecinecko-pyrzycki | 2.5 |
Living space per person (m²) (2025)
Wałbrzyski ranks 53 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Bydgosko-toruński | 31.5 |
| 51 | Płocki | 31.5 |
| 52 | Legnicko-głogowski | 31.3 |
| 53 | Wałbrzyski | 31.2 |
| 54 | Kielecki | 31.1 |
| 55 | Radomski | 31.0 |
| 56 | Słupski | 30.9 |
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Sources
- Statistics Poland (GUS): Bank Danych Lokalnych (Local Data Bank) API v1: 31 indicators for all 73 NUTS3 subregions and Poland (wages, registered unemployment, medical staff, pharmacies, preschool and nursery care, class sizes, social assistance, crime, housing, flat prices, municipal and county budgets), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2043902a9f37…)
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