Economy, jobs and prices in Sosnowiecki (Śląskie, Poland): official figures
GDP per person was 25,700 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 67% of the EU average (77% for Poland); 23rd highest of 73 subregions in Poland.
How big is the economy of Sosnowiecki?
The local economy produced €11.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Sosnowiecki?
About 255,700 people worked in Sosnowiecki in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in the Sosnowiecki subregion?
In 2025 the average gross monthly wage in the Sosnowiecki subregion reached PLN 8,986, against PLN 9,371 for Poland as a whole (95.9% of the national level), ranking 16th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow fast are wages rising in the Sosnowiecki subregion?
Since 2015, when it stood at PLN 4,211, the average monthly wage in the Sosnowiecki subregion has grown by 113%; across Poland the rise was 126%.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in the Sosnowiecki subregion?
At the end of 2025, 5.7% of the labour force in the Sosnowiecki subregion was registered as unemployed (Poland: 5.7%), 26th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow hard is it to find a job in the Sosnowiecki subregion?
Labour offices in the Sosnowiecki subregion counted 15.9 registered jobseekers per vacancy offer in 2025 (national figure: 15.9), 35th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much does a flat cost per square metre in the Sosnowiecki subregion?
The average market price of a flat in the Sosnowiecki subregion was PLN 5,953 per square metre in 2025 (63% of the Polish average of PLN 9,485).
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Sosnowiecki?
The largest part of the economy of Sosnowiecki in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 33.0% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (27.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Sosnowiecki?
Factories, mines and energy produced 33.0% of the value added in Sosnowiecki in 2023, against 26.7% for Poland.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Sosnowiecki growing?
Gross value added rose from €6.5 billion in 2015 to €10.2 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 57% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Sosnowiecki?
Of the 255,700 jobs located in Sosnowiecki in 2023, 23% in public services, education, health and other services, 30% in industry and 2.7% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Sosnowiecki?
The number of people working in Sosnowiecki rose by 6.1% between 2015 and 2023, to 255,700.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Among the 8 subregions of the Śląskie voivodeship, the Sosnowiecki subregion had the 4th highest average wage in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Registered unemployment in the Sosnowiecki subregion fell from 11.1% in 2015 to 5.7% in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Flat prices per square metre in the Sosnowiecki subregion rose 122% from PLN 2,685 in 2016 to PLN 5,953 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Sosnowiecki compares with other subregions in Poland
Average gross monthly wage (PLN) (2025)
Sosnowiecki ranks 16 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average gross monthly wage (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Miasto Łódź | PLN 9,367 |
| 14 | Żyrardowski | PLN 9,274 |
| 15 | Lubelski | PLN 9,112 |
| 16 | Sosnowiecki | PLN 8,986 |
| 17 | Bydgosko-toruński | PLN 8,932 |
| 18 | Wrocławski | PLN 8,874 |
| 19 | Opolski | PLN 8,859 |
Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) (2025)
Sosnowiecki ranks 48 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate, end of year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Lubelski | 5.9% |
| 46 | Skierniewicki | 5.8% |
| 47 | Częstochowski | 5.7% |
| 48 | Sosnowiecki | 5.7% |
| 49 | Zielonogórski | 5.7% |
| 50 | Gorzowski | 5.6% |
| 51 | Miasto Łódź | 5.5% |
Registered unemployed per job offer (2025)
Sosnowiecki ranks 39 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployed per job offer |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Elbląski | 16.4 |
| 37 | Sieradzki | 16.4 |
| 38 | Białostocki | 16.2 |
| 39 | Sosnowiecki | 15.9 |
| 40 | Chojnicki | 15.9 |
| 41 | Wrocławski | 15.9 |
| 42 | Starogardzki | 15.8 |
Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) (2025)
Sosnowiecki ranks 57 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average market price of a flat per m² (PLN) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Bialski | PLN 6,082 |
| 55 | Ełcki | PLN 6,045 |
| 56 | Jeleniogórski | PLN 5,978 |
| 57 | Sosnowiecki | PLN 5,953 |
| 58 | Legnicko-głogowski | PLN 5,946 |
| 59 | Koniński | PLN 5,931 |
| 60 | Przemyski | PLN 5,915 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Sosnowiecki ranks 22 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski | 33.5% |
| 20 | Leszczyński | 33.5% |
| 21 | Elbląski | 33.0% |
| 22 | Sosnowiecki | 33.0% |
| 23 | Koniński | 32.7% |
| 24 | Opolski | 32.5% |
| 25 | Krośnieński | 32.3% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Sosnowiecki ranks 24 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Nyski | 15.2% |
| 22 | Częstochowski | 15.1% |
| 23 | Puławski | 15.1% |
| 24 | Sosnowiecki | 15.0% |
| 25 | Opolski | 14.9% |
| 26 | Gliwicki | 14.8% |
| 27 | Gdański | 14.7% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Sosnowiecki ranks 57 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Tarnobrzeski | 15.8% |
| 55 | Bielski | 15.8% |
| 56 | Ciechanowski | 15.6% |
| 57 | Sosnowiecki | 15.2% |
| 58 | Trójmiejski | 14.9% |
| 59 | Rybnicki | 14.8% |
| 60 | Kaliski | 14.8% |
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