Economy, jobs and prices in Bytomski (Śląskie, Poland): official figures
GDP per person was 21,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 55% of the EU average (77% for Poland); 52nd highest of 73 subregions in Poland.
How big is the economy of Bytomski?
The local economy produced €5.8 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Bytomski?
About 149,000 people worked in Bytomski in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in the Bytomski subregion?
In 2025 the average gross monthly wage in the Bytomski subregion reached PLN 8,833, against PLN 9,371 for Poland as a whole (94.3% of the national level), ranking 21st highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow fast are wages rising in the Bytomski subregion?
Since 2015, when it stood at PLN 3,760, the average monthly wage in the Bytomski subregion has grown by 135%; across Poland the rise was 126%.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in the Bytomski subregion?
At the end of 2025, 7.2% of the labour force in the Bytomski subregion was registered as unemployed (Poland: 5.7%), 29th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow hard is it to find a job in the Bytomski subregion?
Labour offices in the Bytomski subregion counted 17.7 registered jobseekers per vacancy offer in 2025 (national figure: 15.9), 34th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much does a flat cost per square metre in the Bytomski subregion?
The average market price of a flat in the Bytomski subregion was PLN 4,995 per square metre in 2025 (53% of the Polish average of PLN 9,485).
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Bytomski?
The largest part of the economy of Bytomski in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 25.4% of gross value added, followed by industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (25.0%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Bytomski?
Factories, mines and energy produced 25.0% of the value added in Bytomski in 2023, against 26.7% for Poland.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Bytomski growing?
Gross value added rose from €3.3 billion in 2015 to €5.3 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 61% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Bytomski?
Of the 149,000 jobs located in Bytomski in 2023, 30% in public services, education, health and other services, 21% in industry and 2.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Bytomski?
The number of people working in Bytomski rose by 7.5% between 2015 and 2023, to 149,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Among the 8 subregions of the Śląskie voivodeship, the Bytomski subregion had the 5th highest average wage in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Registered unemployment in the Bytomski subregion fell from 12.9% in 2015 to 7.2% in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Flat prices per square metre in the Bytomski subregion rose 149% from PLN 2,005 in 2016 to PLN 4,995 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Bytomski compares with other subregions in Poland
Average gross monthly wage (PLN) (2025)
Bytomski ranks 21 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average gross monthly wage (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Wrocławski | PLN 8,874 |
| 19 | Opolski | PLN 8,859 |
| 20 | Piotrkowski | PLN 8,836 |
| 21 | Bytomski | PLN 8,833 |
| 22 | Warszawski wschodni | PLN 8,761 |
| 23 | Rzeszowski | PLN 8,761 |
| 24 | Białostocki | PLN 8,754 |
Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) (2025)
Bytomski ranks 29 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Słupski | 7.7% |
| 27 | Rzeszowski | 7.5% |
| 28 | Łomżyński | 7.5% |
| 29 | Bytomski | 7.2% |
| 30 | Szczeciński | 7.2% |
| 31 | Jeleniogórski | 7.2% |
| 32 | Starogardzki | 7.2% |
Registered unemployed per job offer (2025)
Bytomski ranks 34 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployed per job offer |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Warszawski wschodni | 18.3 |
| 32 | Tarnowski | 18.2 |
| 33 | Miasto Łódź | 18.0 |
| 34 | Bytomski | 17.7 |
| 35 | Pilski | 17.4 |
| 36 | Elbląski | 16.4 |
| 37 | Sieradzki | 16.4 |
Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) (2025)
Bytomski ranks 71 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grudziądzki | PLN 5,092 |
| 68 | Świecki | PLN 5,084 |
| 69 | Inowrocławski | PLN 5,061 |
| 70 | Wałbrzyski | PLN 5,057 |
| 71 | Bytomski | PLN 4,995 |
| 72 | Nyski | PLN 4,906 |
| 73 | Szczecinecko-pyrzycki | PLN 4,556 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Bytomski ranks 51 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Kielecki | 25.7% |
| 49 | Bydgosko-toruński | 25.7% |
| 50 | Chojnicki | 25.5% |
| 51 | Bytomski | 25.0% |
| 52 | Suwalski | 24.4% |
| 53 | Trójmiejski | 24.3% |
| 54 | Koszaliński | 24.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Bytomski ranks 13 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Warszawski zachodni | 18.0% |
| 11 | Lubelski | 17.5% |
| 12 | Olsztyński | 16.9% |
| 13 | Bytomski | 16.3% |
| 14 | Bielski | 16.3% |
| 15 | Nowotarski | 16.2% |
| 16 | Wałbrzyski | 16.1% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Bytomski ranks 16 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Koszaliński | 22.3% |
| 14 | Kielecki | 22.1% |
| 15 | Chojnicki | 22.1% |
| 16 | Bytomski | 21.6% |
| 17 | Nowosądecki | 21.4% |
| 18 | Włocławski | 21.3% |
| 19 | Rzeszowski | 20.6% |
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