Economy, jobs and prices in Opolskie, Poland: official figures

GDP per person was 25,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 63% of the EU average; 10th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.

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• Workers in finance, insurance and real estate in the Opole region earned 8,226 złoty a month on average in 2024, against 7,257 złoty in industry and construction and 8,212 złoty in other services. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Labour offices in the Opole region counted 20,000 registered unemployed people at the end of 2024, 45% fewer than in 2015; 39.5% had been out of work for more than a year and 30.6% were aged 50 or over. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• The Opole region had 1,232 businesses and other entities in the REGON register per 10,000 people in 2024, up from 1,008 in 2015, 8th lowest of 17 regions; 881 per 10,000 were self-employed individuals. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• 6,649 new businesses and other entities were registered in the Opole region during 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Investment outlays in the Opole region came to 11,362 złoty per person in 2024 (6th highest of 17 regions; Polish average 11,785 złoty), a total of 10.6 billion złoty against 8.1 billion in 2015. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• 17.5% of industrial and service enterprises in the Opole region spent money on innovation in 2024, against 16.5% nationally. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• In the information and communication sector the average monthly gross wage in the Opole region was 8,353 złoty in 2024, against 13,432 złoty for Poland. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• In October 2024 managers in the Opole region earned 14,085 złoty gross a month on average, 2.5 times the 5,658 złoty paid in elementary occupations. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy

How Opolskie compares with other voivodeships

Average monthly gross wage (złoty) (2024)

Opolskie ranks 8 of 17, highest first.

Registered unemployment rate (%) (2024)

Opolskie ranks 9 of 17, highest first.

Businesses and other entities in the REGON register per 10,000 people (2024)

Opolskie ranks 10 of 17, highest first.

Investment outlays per person (złoty) (2024)

Opolskie ranks 6 of 17, highest first.

New dwellings completed per 1,000 people (2024)

Opolskie ranks 17 of 17, highest first.

Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)

Opolskie ranks 10 of 17, highest first.

Real growth in gross value added (2024)

Opolskie ranks 10 of 17, highest first.

Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)

Opolskie ranks 5 of 17, highest first.

Compensation per employee (euros) (2023)

Opolskie ranks 9 of 17, highest first.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)

Opolskie ranks 17 of 17, highest first.

Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)

Opolskie ranks 6 of 17, highest first.

Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)

Opolskie ranks 11 of 17, highest first.

Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)

Opolskie ranks 7 of 17, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (purchasing power standards), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c21f724d14a6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 537f99167955…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP (million euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e3677c4e6d67…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Unemployment rate (age 15-74), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 13f5037ce93a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Youth unemployment rate (age 15-24), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83bb1aebc10b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rate (age 20-64), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 03191283bf5f…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset rd_e_gerdreg: Research and development spending (% of GDP), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36a9132b2284…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rates by sex, age and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 51bfca80dc8b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tran_r_vehst: Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5adf37bcb393…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gvagr: Real growth rate of regional gross value added (GVA) at basic prices by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ba2c4bdc7c37…)
• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2coe: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 895d7cc9e826…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tour_occ_nin2: Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 06f6a82909c0…)
• Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS): Statistical Yearbook of the Regions - Poland 2025 (Rocznik Statystyczny Województw 2025), tables in XLSX, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84ce6290b820…)

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