Lubuskie
NUTS 2 PL43 Part of: Poland › Makroregion północno-zachodni
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Poland →
Population on 1 January943,7942025-0.4% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100632024 p+2 year on year10 of 17 · PolandUnemployment rate (15–74)2.0%2019 bu-1.0 pp year on year1 of 17 · PolandHousehold disposable income per inhabitant15,000 PPS2023+7.1% year on year16 of 17 · PolandLife expectancy at birth78.02024+0.3 year on year12 of 17 · PolandPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education31.6%2025+0.3 pp year on year16 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. Lubuskie in blue; the dark grey line marks Poland. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 17,660 M€ | +12.8% | — | 16 / 17 | 225 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 18,100 € | +13.8% | 22,600 € | 12 / 17 | 215 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 25,000 PPS | +5.9% | 31,300 PPS | 12 / 17 | 215 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 63 | +2 | 78 | 10 / 17 | 211 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 15,706 M€ | +11.0% | — | 16 / 17 | 225 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2023 | 4,728 M€ | +8.6% | — | 13 / 17 | 190 / 276 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 | 2,370 M€ | +19.1% | — | 16 / 17 | 231 / 276 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 420.1 | -4.3% | — | 16 / 17 | 181 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 65,120 | +1.4% | — | 16 / 17 | 160 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 11.5% | -0.3 pp | 11.5% | 5 / 17 | 60 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 1,334,451 | -9.0% | — | 16 / 17 | 272 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 1,414 | -8.6% | 2,868 | 12 / 17 | 257 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2019 bu | 2.0% | -1.0 pp | 3.2% | 1 / 17 | 9 / 289 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2016 bu | 1.2% | -0.2 pp | 2.2% | 2 / 16 | 31 / 280 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2014 u | 27.2% | -0.6 pp | 23.9% | 15 / 17 | 179 / 265 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population0.3 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 78.3% | +0.4 pp | 78.8% | 9 / 17 | 120 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 84.7% | -0.8 pp | 84.5% | 8 / 17 | 68 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 71.7% | +1.6 pp | 73.2% | 11 / 17 | 170 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 u | 9.6% | -1.9 pp | 9.2% | 7 / 17 | 112 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 31.6% | +0.3 pp | 40.0% | 16 / 17 | 175 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 44.1% | +1.4 pp | 50.9% | 13 / 17 | 175 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.38% | -0.07 pp | 1.40% | 16 / 17 | 142 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 15,000 PPS | +7.1% | 17,200 PPS | 16 / 17 | 207 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 13.3% | -0.5 pp | 15.0% | 4 / 17 | 28 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 78.0 | +0.3 | 78.5 | 12 / 17 | 230 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 3.6 | 1 / 17 | 25 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 943,794 | -0.4% | — | 16 / 17 | 213 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 44.1 | +0.5 | 43.5 | 7 / 17 | 163 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 33.4% | +1.1 pp | 32.7% | 8 / 17 | 133 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 68.5 | -0.4% | 119.0 | 15 / 17 | 212 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | -4.2 | +1.1 | -3.4 | 6 / 17 | 249 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 0.9 | +1.7 | 0.9 | 6 / 17 | 229 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.2 | -0.6 | 6.9 | 13 / 17 | 258 / 294 | |