Oświęcimski: population, economy and official figures

Oświęcimski is a subregion in Małopolskie, Poland. Oświęcimski had 512,732 residents on 1 January 2025, 15.4% of Małopolskie and 1.40% of Poland; 32nd largest of 73 subregions in Poland.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Oświęcimski: GDP per person was 21,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 57% of the EU average (77% for Poland); 43rd highest of 73 subregions in Poland.
• Health in Oświęcimski: The Oświęcimski subregion had 27.5 working doctors per 10,000 residents in 2024, against 47.7 across Poland, 35th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
• Education in Oświęcimski: In 2025, 983 children attended preschool in the Oświęcimski subregion for every 1,000 children aged 3 to 5, against 950 nationally, 5th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
• Poverty and living standards in Oświęcimski: 2.3% of residents of the Oświęcimski subregion lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 17th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
• Government budget and revenue in Oświęcimski: Municipal budgets in the Oświęcimski subregion took in PLN 7,891 of revenue per resident in 2025, against PLN 9,864 for all Polish municipalities, the lowest of 73 Polish subregions.

Figures come from Poland's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other subregions in Małopolskie

• Miasto Kraków 798,719
• Krakowski 757,831
• Nowosądecki 510,746
• Tarnowski 421,304
• Nowotarski 318,460

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)

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