Poverty and living standards in Miasto Kraków (Małopolskie, Poland): official figures
1.8% of residents of the Kraków city subregion lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 8th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
What is the crime rate in the Kraków city subregion?
Police recorded 25.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Kraków city subregion in 2024, compared with 20.6 nationally, 11th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in the Kraków city subregion?
9.8 new dwellings per 1,000 residents were completed in the Kraków city subregion in 2025, compared with 5.6 in Poland, 6th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much living space do people have in the Kraków city subregion?
The Kraków city subregion had 581 dwellings per 1,000 residents and 33.7 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 Kraków city subregion had 177 beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10,000 residents in 2025, down from 321 in 2015; the Polish figure was 315. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Police identified the offender in 62.3% of crimes recorded in the Kraków city subregion in 2024, against a national detection rate of 69.8%. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Miasto Kraków compares with other subregions in Poland
Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) (2025)
Miasto Kraków ranks 66 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Wrocławski | 2.0% |
| 64 | Krakowski | 1.9% |
| 65 | Trójmiejski | 1.9% |
| 66 | Miasto Kraków | 1.8% |
| 67 | Bielski | 1.7% |
| 68 | Rybnicki | 1.7% |
| 69 | Tyski | 1.7% |
Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents (2024)
Miasto Kraków ranks 11 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sosnowiecki | 28.1 |
| 9 | Żyrardowski | 27.8 |
| 10 | Miasto Warszawa | 26.6 |
| 11 | Miasto Kraków | 25.5 |
| 12 | Rybnicki | 25.4 |
| 13 | Miasto Poznań | 25.4 |
| 14 | Miasto Szczecin | 25.2 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2025)
Miasto Kraków ranks 6 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Miasto Warszawa | 10.6 |
| 4 | Miasto Poznań | 10.5 |
| 5 | Gdański | 10.0 |
| 6 | Miasto Kraków | 9.8 |
| 7 | Miasto Łódź | 9.0 |
| 8 | Warszawski wschodni | 9.0 |
| 9 | Poznański | 8.9 |
Living space per person (m²) (2025)
Miasto Kraków ranks 21 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Żyrardowski | 34.0 |
| 19 | Opolski | 33.8 |
| 20 | Gdański | 33.8 |
| 21 | Miasto Kraków | 33.7 |
| 22 | Sieradzki | 33.7 |
| 23 | Piotrkowski | 33.6 |
| 24 | Nowotarski | 33.5 |
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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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