Poverty and living standards in Ełcki (Warmińsko-mazurskie, Poland): official figures
5.7% of residents of the Ełcki subregion lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 4th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
What is the crime rate in the Ełcki subregion?
Police recorded 17.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Ełcki subregion in 2024, compared with 20.6 nationally, 35th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in the Ełcki subregion?
3.1 new dwellings per 1,000 residents were completed in the Ełcki subregion in 2025, compared with 5.6 in Poland, 14th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much living space do people have in the Ełcki subregion?
The Ełcki subregion had 411 dwellings per 1,000 residents and 29.0 square metres of living space per person in 2025; the Polish averages were 433 dwellings and 32.8 square metres.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyMore figures
- The Ełcki subregion had 572 beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10,000 residents in 2025, down from 1,201 in 2015; the Polish figure was 315. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Police identified the offender in 78.4% of crimes recorded in the Ełcki subregion in 2024, against a national detection rate of 69.8%. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Ełcki compares with other subregions in Poland
Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) (2025)
Ełcki ranks 4 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Włocławski | 6.5% |
| 2 | Grudziądzki | 6.0% |
| 3 | Świecki | 5.8% |
| 4 | Ełcki | 5.7% |
| 5 | Elbląski | 5.6% |
| 6 | Inowrocławski | 5.4% |
| 7 | Przemyski | 5.4% |
Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents (2024)
Ełcki ranks 39 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Warszawski wschodni | 17.8 |
| 37 | Kielecki | 17.6 |
| 38 | Ciechanowski | 17.6 |
| 39 | Ełcki | 17.5 |
| 40 | Bialski | 17.5 |
| 41 | Starogardzki | 17.5 |
| 42 | Tyski | 17.4 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2025)
Ełcki ranks 60 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Skierniewicki | 3.2 |
| 58 | Bialski | 3.2 |
| 59 | Sosnowiecki | 3.1 |
| 60 | Ełcki | 3.1 |
| 61 | Rybnicki | 3.0 |
| 62 | Suwalski | 3.0 |
| 63 | Piotrkowski | 2.9 |
Living space per person (m²) (2025)
Ełcki ranks 68 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Krośnieński | 29.6 |
| 66 | Nowosądecki | 29.4 |
| 67 | Grudziądzki | 29.1 |
| 68 | Ełcki | 29.0 |
| 69 | Szczecinecko-pyrzycki | 28.9 |
| 70 | Świecki | 28.7 |
| 71 | Inowrocławski | 28.2 |
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Sources
- Statistics Poland (GUS): Bank Danych Lokalnych (Local Data Bank) API v1: 31 indicators for all 73 NUTS3 subregions and Poland (wages, registered unemployment, medical staff, pharmacies, preschool and nursery care, class sizes, social assistance, crime, housing, flat prices, municipal and county budgets), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2043902a9f37…)
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