Poverty and living standards in Miasto Łódź (Łódzkie, Poland): official figures
2.6% of residents of the Łódź city subregion lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 23rd lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
What is the crime rate in the Łódź city subregion?
Police recorded 24.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Łódź city subregion in 2024, compared with 20.6 nationally, 18th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in the Łódź city subregion?
9.0 new dwellings per 1,000 residents were completed in the Łódź city subregion in 2025, compared with 5.6 in Poland, 7th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much living space do people have in the Łódź city subregion?
The Łódź city subregion had 613 dwellings per 1,000 residents and 34.2 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 Łódź city subregion had 265 beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10,000 residents in 2025, down from 541 in 2015; the Polish figure was 315. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Police identified the offender in 48.9% of crimes recorded in the Łódź city subregion in 2024, against a national detection rate of 69.8%. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Miasto Łódź compares with other subregions in Poland
Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) (2025)
Miasto Łódź ranks 51 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Bytomski | 2.7% |
| 49 | Leszczyński | 2.7% |
| 50 | Legnicko-głogowski | 2.7% |
| 51 | Miasto Łódź | 2.6% |
| 52 | Nowotarski | 2.5% |
| 53 | Częstochowski | 2.5% |
| 54 | Bydgosko-toruński | 2.5% |
Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents (2024)
Miasto Łódź ranks 18 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Gorzowski | 25.1 |
| 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 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2025)
Miasto Łódź ranks 7 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Wrocławski | 8.8 |
Living space per person (m²) (2025)
Miasto Łódź ranks 14 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Częstochowski | 34.9 |
| 12 | Bielski | 34.6 |
| 13 | Koszaliński | 34.6 |
| 14 | Miasto Łódź | 34.2 |
| 15 | Siedlecki | 34.2 |
| 16 | Bialski | 34.1 |
| 17 | Białostocki | 34.1 |
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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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