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Among 17 NUTS 2 regions of Poland, Śląskie ranks best in
income per capita (2nd) and lowest in gdp growth (12th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Śląskie vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
22,600 €/inh.
+2,000 vs 2023
4th of 17 in the country
Poland 24,680 €/inh. · -8%
Income per capita
12,700 €/inh.
+1,900 vs 2022
2nd of 17 in the country
Poland 11,700 €/inh. · +9%
GDP growth
12th of 17 in the country
Poland 3.6 % · -36%
Population
Population
4,190,666
−26,855 vs 2024
1st of 17 in the country
Poland 36,332,765 · -88%
Life expectancy
12th of 17 in the country
Poland 78.5 years
Population density
2nd of 17 in the country
Poland 119.0 /km² · +191%
Population change
14th of 17 in the country
Poland -4.5 ‰ · +42%
Net migration
9th of 17 in the country
Poland 0.1 ‰ · -300%
Median age
4th of 17 in the country
Poland 43.5 years · +3%
Aged 65+
5th of 17 in the country
Poland 21.0 % · +6%
Fertility
12th of 17 in the country
Poland 1.14 · -5%
Doctors
3rd of 15 in the country
Poland 386 per 100k · -35%
Labour
Unemployment
2nd of 16 in the country
Poland 3.1 % · -16%
Employment
12th of 17 in the country
Poland 78.8 % · -2%
High-tech jobs
5th of 13 in the country
Poland 4.8 % · +8%
Society
Tourist nights
1,617 per 1,000
+157 vs 2024
10th of 17 in the country
Poland 2,868 per 1,000 · -44%
Road deaths
2nd of 17 in the country
Poland 52 per mn · -42%
Tertiary educated
6th of 17 in the country
Poland 40.0 % · -4%
Other regions in Makroregion południowy
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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