Economy, jobs and prices in Starogardzki (Pomorskie, Poland): official figures
GDP per person was 21,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 55% of the EU average (77% for Poland); 49th highest of 73 subregions in Poland.
How big is the economy of Starogardzki?
The local economy produced €5.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Starogardzki?
About 157,800 people worked in Starogardzki in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in the Starogardzki subregion?
In 2025 the average gross monthly wage in the Starogardzki subregion reached PLN 8,613, against PLN 9,371 for Poland as a whole (91.9% of the national level), ranking 28th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow fast are wages rising in the Starogardzki subregion?
Since 2015, when it stood at PLN 3,667, the average monthly wage in the Starogardzki subregion has grown by 135%; across Poland the rise was 126%.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in the Starogardzki subregion?
At the end of 2025, 7.2% of the labour force in the Starogardzki subregion was registered as unemployed (Poland: 5.7%), 32nd highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow hard is it to find a job in the Starogardzki subregion?
Labour offices in the Starogardzki subregion counted 15.8 registered jobseekers per vacancy offer in 2025 (national figure: 15.9), 32nd lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much does a flat cost per square metre in the Starogardzki subregion?
The average market price of a flat in the Starogardzki subregion was PLN 6,141 per square metre in 2025 (65% of the Polish average of PLN 9,485).
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Starogardzki?
The largest part of the economy of Starogardzki in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 36.5% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (18.9%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Starogardzki?
Factories, mines and energy produced 36.5% of the value added in Starogardzki in 2023, against 26.7% for Poland.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Starogardzki growing?
Gross value added rose from €3.4 billion in 2015 to €5.3 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 54% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Starogardzki?
Of the 157,800 jobs located in Starogardzki in 2023, 25% in public services, education, health and other services, 30% in industry and 9.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Starogardzki?
The number of people working in Starogardzki rose by 2.0% between 2015 and 2023, to 157,800.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Among the 5 subregions of the Pomorskie voivodeship, the Starogardzki subregion had the 2nd highest average wage in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Registered unemployment in the Starogardzki subregion fell from 11.6% in 2015 to 7.2% in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Flat prices per square metre in the Starogardzki subregion rose 113% from PLN 2,884 in 2016 to PLN 6,141 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Starogardzki compares with other subregions in Poland
Average gross monthly wage (PLN) (2025)
Starogardzki ranks 28 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average gross monthly wage (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Radomski | PLN 8,712 |
| 26 | Zielonogórski | PLN 8,655 |
| 27 | Olsztyński | PLN 8,614 |
| 28 | Starogardzki | PLN 8,613 |
| 29 | Wałbrzyski | PLN 8,488 |
| 30 | Łomżyński | PLN 8,477 |
| 31 | Krakowski | PLN 8,471 |
Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) (2025)
Starogardzki ranks 32 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bytomski | 7.2% |
| 30 | Szczeciński | 7.2% |
| 31 | Jeleniogórski | 7.2% |
| 32 | Starogardzki | 7.2% |
| 33 | Sieradzki | 7.2% |
| 34 | Nowosądecki | 7.0% |
| 35 | Tarnowski | 6.9% |
Registered unemployed per job offer (2025)
Starogardzki ranks 42 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployed per job offer |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Sosnowiecki | 15.9 |
| 40 | Chojnicki | 15.9 |
| 41 | Wrocławski | 15.9 |
| 42 | Starogardzki | 15.8 |
| 43 | Płocki | 15.2 |
| 44 | Gliwicki | 15.0 |
| 45 | Ciechanowski | 14.9 |
Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) (2025)
Starogardzki ranks 50 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Piotrkowski | PLN 6,290 |
| 48 | Chełmsko-zamojski | PLN 6,191 |
| 49 | Ciechanowski | PLN 6,175 |
| 50 | Starogardzki | PLN 6,141 |
| 51 | Elbląski | PLN 6,117 |
| 52 | Sieradzki | PLN 6,114 |
| 53 | Tarnobrzeski | PLN 6,086 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Starogardzki ranks 13 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Oświęcimski | 39.0% |
| 11 | Słupski | 37.9% |
| 12 | Jeleniogórski | 37.9% |
| 13 | Starogardzki | 36.5% |
| 14 | Kaliski | 36.3% |
| 15 | Zielonogórski | 35.3% |
| 16 | Bielski | 34.8% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Starogardzki ranks 48 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Poznański | 13.5% |
| 46 | Sieradzki | 13.4% |
| 47 | Bialski | 13.2% |
| 48 | Starogardzki | 13.1% |
| 49 | Zielonogórski | 12.9% |
| 50 | Elbląski | 12.9% |
| 51 | Włocławski | 12.4% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Starogardzki ranks 36 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Miasto Kraków | 18.3% |
| 34 | Szczeciński | 18.2% |
| 35 | Inowrocławski | 18.2% |
| 36 | Starogardzki | 18.1% |
| 37 | Zielonogórski | 18.1% |
| 38 | Radomski | 18.1% |
| 39 | Pilski | 17.7% |
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