Economy, jobs and prices in Białostocki (Podlaskie, Poland): official figures
GDP per person was 25,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 66% of the EU average (77% for Poland); 28th highest of 73 subregions in Poland.
How big is the economy of Białostocki?
The local economy produced €8.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Białostocki?
About 238,200 people worked in Białostocki in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in the Białostocki subregion?
In 2025 the average gross monthly wage in the Białostocki subregion reached PLN 8,754, against PLN 9,371 for Poland as a whole (93.4% of the national level), ranking 24th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow fast are wages rising in the Białostocki subregion?
Since 2015, when it stood at PLN 3,724, the average monthly wage in the Białostocki subregion has grown by 135%; across Poland the rise was 126%.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in the Białostocki subregion?
At the end of 2025, 6.9% of the labour force in the Białostocki subregion was registered as unemployed (Poland: 5.7%), 37th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow hard is it to find a job in the Białostocki subregion?
Labour offices in the Białostocki subregion counted 16.2 registered jobseekers per vacancy offer in 2025 (national figure: 15.9), 36th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much does a flat cost per square metre in the Białostocki subregion?
The average market price of a flat in the Białostocki subregion was PLN 8,927 per square metre in 2025 (94% of the Polish average of PLN 9,485).
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Białostocki?
The largest part of the economy of Białostocki in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 30.7% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (23.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Białostocki?
Factories, mines and energy produced 20.0% of the value added in Białostocki in 2023, against 26.7% for Poland.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Białostocki growing?
Gross value added rose from €4.2 billion in 2015 to €7.6 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 81% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Białostocki?
Of the 238,200 jobs located in Białostocki in 2023, 29% in public services, education, health and other services, 16% in industry and 11.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Białostocki?
The number of people working in Białostocki rose by 12.3% between 2015 and 2023, to 238,200.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Among the 3 subregions of the Podlaskie voivodeship, the Białostocki subregion had the highest average wage in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Registered unemployment in the Białostocki subregion fell from 12.0% in 2015 to 6.9% in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Flat prices per square metre in the Białostocki subregion rose 110% from PLN 4,248 in 2016 to PLN 8,927 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Białostocki compares with other subregions in Poland
Average gross monthly wage (PLN) (2025)
Białostocki ranks 24 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average gross monthly wage (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Bytomski | PLN 8,833 |
| 22 | Warszawski wschodni | PLN 8,761 |
| 23 | Rzeszowski | PLN 8,761 |
| 24 | Białostocki | PLN 8,754 |
| 25 | Radomski | PLN 8,712 |
| 26 | Zielonogórski | PLN 8,655 |
| 27 | Olsztyński | PLN 8,614 |
Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) (2025)
Białostocki ranks 37 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Nowosądecki | 7.0% |
| 35 | Tarnowski | 6.9% |
| 36 | Piotrkowski | 6.9% |
| 37 | Białostocki | 6.9% |
| 38 | Łódzki | 6.5% |
| 39 | Oświęcimski | 6.4% |
| 40 | Legnicko-głogowski | 6.4% |
Registered unemployed per job offer (2025)
Białostocki ranks 38 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployed per job offer |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Pilski | 17.4 |
| 36 | Elbląski | 16.4 |
| 37 | Sieradzki | 16.4 |
| 38 | Białostocki | 16.2 |
| 39 | Sosnowiecki | 15.9 |
| 40 | Chojnicki | 15.9 |
| 41 | Wrocławski | 15.9 |
Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) (2025)
Białostocki ranks 12 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Lubelski | PLN 9,595 |
| 10 | Krakowski | PLN 9,193 |
| 11 | Warszawski wschodni | PLN 9,060 |
| 12 | Białostocki | PLN 8,927 |
| 13 | Rzeszowski | PLN 8,915 |
| 14 | Miasto Łódź | PLN 8,598 |
| 15 | Gdański | PLN 8,428 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Białostocki ranks 65 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Nowotarski | 21.2% |
| 63 | Puławski | 20.9% |
| 64 | Katowicki | 20.2% |
| 65 | Białostocki | 20.0% |
| 66 | Miasto Łódź | 19.6% |
| 67 | Miasto Szczecin | 17.9% |
| 68 | Chełmsko-zamojski | 17.3% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Białostocki ranks 29 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Gliwicki | 14.8% |
| 27 | Gdański | 14.7% |
| 28 | Nowosądecki | 14.7% |
| 29 | Białostocki | 14.7% |
| 30 | Krakowski | 14.6% |
| 31 | Łódzki | 14.6% |
| 32 | Przemyski | 14.4% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Białostocki ranks 7 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tarnowski | 24.0% |
| 5 | Lubelski | 24.0% |
| 6 | Bialski | 23.4% |
| 7 | Białostocki | 23.3% |
| 8 | Ełcki | 22.9% |
| 9 | Olsztyński | 22.6% |
| 10 | Miasto Szczecin | 22.6% |
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