Małopolskie
NUTS 2 PL21 Part of: Poland › Makroregion południowy
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Poland →
Population on 1 January3,319,7922025+0.0% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100702024 p+1 year on year8 of 17 · PolandUnemployment rate (15–74)2.8%2025+0.3 pp year on year5 of 16 · PolandHousehold disposable income per inhabitant15,900 PPS2023+5.3% year on year11 of 17 · PolandLife expectancy at birth79.62024+0.1 year on year2 of 17 · PolandPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education41.2%2025-0.7 pp year on year4 of 17 · Poland
How it compares with the other regions of Poland
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Poland, for the same period. Małopolskie in blue; the dark grey line marks Poland. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
12
| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Poland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 69,015 M€ | +13.7% | — | 5 / 17 | 87 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 20,300 € | +14.0% | 22,600 € | 8 / 17 | 201 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 28,100 PPS | +6.8% | 31,300 PPS | 8 / 17 | 191 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 70 | +1 | 78 | 8 / 17 | 191 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 61,379 M€ | +11.9% | — | 5 / 17 | 89 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2023 | 12,164 M€ | +12.8% | — | 6 / 17 | 87 / 276 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 | 9,030 M€ | +18.4% | — | 3 / 17 | 116 / 276 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 1,607.7 | +0.8% | — | 4 / 17 | 34 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 272,660 | +3.8% | — | 4 / 17 | 27 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 11.8% | -0.8 pp | 11.5% | 4 / 17 | 54 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 16,958,537 | +9.4% | — | 2 / 17 | 53 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 5,108 | +9.3% | 2,868 | 2 / 17 | 134 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
10
| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Poland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 2.8% | +0.3 pp | 3.1% | 5 / 16 | 18 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 u | 0.7% | 0.0 pp | 0.8% | 3 / 9 | 16 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 11.3% | +1.6 pp | 12.2% | 2 / 5 | 43 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population1.3 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 76.7% | +0.3 pp | 78.8% | 15 / 17 | 159 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 81.4% | +0.2 pp | 84.5% | 15 / 17 | 134 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 72.0% | +0.4 pp | 73.2% | 6 / 17 | 164 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 9.9% | +0.8 pp | 9.2% | 10 / 17 | 122 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 41.2% | -0.7 pp | 40.0% | 4 / 17 | 85 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 53.2% | -1.2 pp | 50.9% | 4 / 17 | 78 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 2.49% | -0.24 pp | 1.40% | 2 / 17 | 8 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
4
| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Poland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 15,900 PPS | +5.3% | 17,200 PPS | 11 / 17 | 196 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 14.9% | -2.1 pp | 15.0% | 6 / 17 | 53 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 79.6 | +0.1 | 78.5 | 2 / 17 | 210 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.3 | +0.4 | 3.6 | 6 / 17 | 116 / 252 | |
Regional demography
7
| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Poland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 3,319,792 | +0.0% | — | 3 / 17 | 41 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 41.8 | +0.5 | 43.5 | 15 / 17 | 225 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 29.6% | +0.7 pp | 32.7% | 2 / 17 | 76 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 220.8 | 0.0% | 119.0 | 3 / 17 | 79 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 0.2 | +0.3 | -3.4 | 3 / 17 | 180 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 2.1 | +0.9 | 0.9 | 4 / 17 | 206 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.0 | -0.5 | 6.9 | 1 / 17 | 151 / 294 | |