Lublin in numbers

Lublin itself has nearly 320,000 residents, making it the 9^th Polish city in terms of the population size. More than twice the number of residents (712,000) live in the Lublin Metropolitan Area, which is comprised of Lublin and 41 boroughs with 4 adjoining districts (Lubelski, Lubartowski, Łęczyński and Świdnicki). Thanks to the collaboration of local government bodies, the area has developed improved connections, both via the public transport network and rail routes. This has facilitated an improved integration of Lublin with its suburbs and economic activation of new areas.

Lublin is a city of active and ambitious people. 71% of its residents are aged between 15-64, while as much as 27% of the population have completed higher education. Similar to the rest of the country, the employment rate in the services sector is growing in Lublin. This is confirmed by the statistics for individual branches which indicate an increase of nearly 14% in the number of employees at service companies between the years 2005-2012. The unemployment rate remains stable, oscillating between 8.6-10%. According to the statistics, the local market is characterised by a low employee turnover rate – native Lublin residents are not willing to migrate for work. 1 in 5 city inhabitants changes their employer only once in their lifetime and 1 in 3 works at the same place all their life.

Currently, there are over 43,000 companies registered in the city, among which as much as 96% are micro-companies employing less than 10 people. Small companies constitute a minor group - 3%, with less than 50 employees; this guarantees a high diversification of the local economy.

*The Lublin sub-region (NTS3 level) comprises the Lubartowski, Lubelski, Łęczyński and Świdnicki districts and the district of the city of Lublin.
Source: Own elaboration of the City Council of Lublin based on GUS data – Local Data Bank.

According to ‘The Report on big Polish cities’ by PwC of 2011, the state of the natural environment in our city is very good. The sense of security is another aspect of the quality of life which received high marks from the PwC experts. Factors such as quality of healthcare and the quality of education ranked well above average. In practical terms this means that the residents are more satisfied with the place where they live, work and spend their free time.

Our residents are happy and experience a higher standard of living than the inhabitants of many other Polish cities. For investors this means just one thing – the possibility to employ good, trustworthy and effective employees.

Sample costs of living in Lublin:

TAXI:
On average PLN 1.93 /km for tariff I or PLN 2.89 /km for tariff II + the initial charge – around PLN 6 (the average calculated on a group of five taxi corporations from Lublin).

MPK (Public Transport Company) tickets (PLN):

Source: Own elaboration of the City Council of Lublin based on data of the Public Transport Authority in Lublin.

Cinema tickets:

Source: Own elaboration of the City Council of Lublin, 2015.

Theatre tickets:

• Full price – PLN 30-75

• Discounted price – PLN 25-65

• Educational – PLN 15-40

• Premier screenings – around PLN 80

Approximate prices per 1 night in a hotel:

• 5* - around PLN 450

• 4* - around PLN 250

• 3* - around PLN 150-220

• 2* - around PLN 120-140

• 1* - around PLN 100

Source: estimated on the basis of information published on http://www.booking.com

Price per 1 night at:

• Hostels – around PLN 40-100

• Motels (in Lublin or its suburbs) – around PLN 30-80

• Guest rooms in private accommodation – around PLN 30-60

Food:

• Price of a two-dish meal with an appetiser and dessert at a good restaurant in the Old Town in Lublin – around PLN 100

• Price of a two-dish meal with an appetiser and dessert at an average restaurant – around
  PLN 50-80

Sport:

• 1 hour of a game of squash – around PLN 40-50

• 1 hour at a swimming pool – around PLN 9-12

• 1 hour of a game of tennis – around PLN 30-60

• 1 hour of horse riding – around PLN 30-40

The sectors with the highest employment potential in Lublin are: transport, logistics and warehousing, real estate, educational services and grocery services. The best dynamics in terms of employee growth are apparent today and may be visible in the near future in the sectors of grocery services, counselling, management, accounting, finance, the automotive industry and IT.

Workers according to economic sectors in 2013:
Number of workers in 2013 in total: 122,708

Source: Own elaboration of the City Council of Lublin based on GUS data – Local Data Bank.

According to EURES WUP Lublin, the highest number of job offers in the region is published each year within the city of Lublin. In 2013, the majority of vacancies were intended for personal service providers and salesmen (29.1%), industrial workers and craftsmen (16.7%), technicians (12.9%) and specialists (13.1%). In terms of the type of activity, the highest number of new vacancies in this period were created (30.7% vacancies) at entities active in trade, car repairs (18.9%) and industrial processing (19.3%). The specialisations sought after by employers are: sales representative, salesman, sales specialist, application programmer, customer advisor, sales department manager, truck driver, road tractor driver, sales engineer and accountant.

Remuneration and contributions:

Source: Own elaboration of the City Council of Lublin based on data of WUP Lublin (as of 13/01/2015).

• over 70,000 students (around 25% of city residents),

• 9 universities, including 5 public and 4 private,

• 148 courses of study, I and II degree studies and uniform Masters studies,

• 40 courses in III degree studies,

• 4,500 foreigners from nearly 100 countries,

• over 20,000 graduates each year.

In terms of the number of students, Lublin is among the top academic centres in Poland and is the largest academic centre in the eastern part of our country (over 88% of all students are gathered in the Lubelskie Voivodship [GUS data, May 2015]). Five public universities and four private ones operate here, characterised not only by the highest number of students in the Lubelskie Voivodship but, first and foremost, by the impressive scientific and research output recognised both in Poland and abroad.

Popular academic courses groups

The most popular academic courses groups in Lublin are courses in economics and business as well as those related to transport, forwarding and logistics, engineering and technical courses and medicine.