Poverty and living standards in Ostrołęcki (Mazowiecki regionalny, Poland): official figures
4.8% of residents of the Ostrołęcki subregion lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 14th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
What is the crime rate in the Ostrołęcki subregion?
Police recorded 36.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Ostrołęcki subregion in 2024, compared with 20.6 nationally, 2nd highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in the Ostrołęcki subregion?
4.0 new dwellings per 1,000 residents were completed in the Ostrołęcki subregion in 2025, compared with 5.6 in Poland, 29th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much living space do people have in the Ostrołęcki subregion?
The Ostrołęcki subregion had 367 dwellings per 1,000 residents and 32.5 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 Ostrołęcki subregion had 477 beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10,000 residents in 2025, down from 1,092 in 2015; the Polish figure was 315. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Police identified the offender in 88.6% of crimes recorded in the Ostrołęcki subregion in 2024, against a national detection rate of 69.8%. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Ostrołęcki compares with other subregions in Poland
Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) (2025)
Ostrołęcki ranks 14 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Słupski | 4.9% |
| 12 | Szczecinecko-pyrzycki | 4.8% |
| 13 | Starogardzki | 4.8% |
| 14 | Ostrołęcki | 4.8% |
| 15 | Łomżyński | 4.7% |
| 16 | Chojnicki | 4.6% |
| 17 | Pilski | 4.5% |
Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents (2024)
Ostrołęcki ranks 2 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nowosądecki | 49.4 |
| 2 | Ostrołęcki | 36.5 |
| 3 | Katowicki | 35.5 |
| 4 | Legnicko-głogowski | 34.2 |
| 5 | Jeleniogórski | 32.8 |
| 6 | Trójmiejski | 30.7 |
| 7 | Miasto Wrocław | 28.8 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2025)
Ostrołęcki ranks 45 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Elbląski | 4.0 |
| 43 | Olsztyński | 4.0 |
| 44 | Łomżyński | 4.0 |
| 45 | Ostrołęcki | 4.0 |
| 46 | Bytomski | 3.9 |
| 47 | Kielecki | 3.9 |
| 48 | Częstochowski | 3.7 |
Living space per person (m²) (2025)
Ostrołęcki ranks 35 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Tyski | 32.7 |
| 33 | Nyski | 32.5 |
| 34 | Ciechanowski | 32.5 |
| 35 | Ostrołęcki | 32.5 |
| 36 | Skierniewicki | 32.4 |
| 37 | Szczeciński | 32.3 |
| 38 | Rzeszowski | 32.2 |
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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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