Health in Miasto Kraków (Małopolskie, Poland): official figures
The Kraków city subregion had 122.8 working doctors per 10,000 residents in 2024, against 47.7 across Poland, 4th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
How many nurses are there in the Kraków city subregion?
There were 137.6 working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents in the Kraków city subregion in 2024, above the Polish level of 72.6 and 2nd highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in the Kraków city subregion?
Each public pharmacy in the Kraków city subregion served on average 3,093 residents in 2025; the national average was 3,387.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyMore figures
- The number of working doctors per 10,000 residents in the Kraków city subregion fell from 141.5 in 2015 to 122.8 in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- The Kraków city subregion had 1.12 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 the Kraków city subregion changed from 2,393 in 2015 to 3,093 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Miasto Kraków compares with other subregions in Poland
Working doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)
Miasto Kraków ranks 4 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Working doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miasto Łódź | 129.7 |
| 2 | Miasto Wrocław | 127.4 |
| 3 | Miasto Poznań | 127.3 |
| 4 | Miasto Kraków | 122.8 |
| 5 | Miasto Warszawa | 115.2 |
| 6 | Katowicki | 103.0 |
| 7 | Lubelski | 102.3 |
Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents (2024)
Miasto Kraków ranks 2 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miasto Poznań | 140.2 |
| 2 | Miasto Kraków | 137.6 |
| 3 | Miasto Łódź | 133.3 |
| 4 | Miasto Warszawa | 128.1 |
| 5 | Katowicki | 124.4 |
| 6 | Lubelski | 118.3 |
| 7 | Miasto Wrocław | 114.2 |
Residents per public pharmacy (2025)
Miasto Kraków ranks 62 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents per public pharmacy |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Sieradzki | 3,130 |
| 60 | Kaliski | 3,123 |
| 61 | Koszaliński | 3,096 |
| 62 | Miasto Kraków | 3,093 |
| 63 | Bialski | 3,076 |
| 64 | Miasto Wrocław | 3,003 |
| 65 | Białostocki | 2,998 |
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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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