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Zgorzelec Facts

Area22.9 km²
Population48,191
Male Population22,999 (47.7%)
Female Population25,192 (52.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-33.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-14.8%
Median Age49.3 years (Male: 47.3, Female: 51.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$38,448 (2022)
NeighborhoodsZgorzelec, Krzyki, Żarska Wieś
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng51.14942, 15.00835
Postal Codes59-90059-90159-90259-903

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Zgorzelec Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population72,80462,22556,57445,21748,19146,25044,366
Population Density3,174 / km²2,712.8 / km²2,466.4 / km²1,971.3 / km²2,101 / km²2,016.3 / km²1,934.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zgorzelec Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 14.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Zgorzelec-33.8%-22.6%-14.8%
Poland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zgorzelec Median Age

Median Age: 49.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Zgorzelec49.3 yrs51.2 yrs47.3 yrs
Poland34.9 yrs35.6 yrs34.3 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Zgorzelec Population Density

Population Density: 2,101 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Zgorzelec48,19122.9 km²2,101 / km²
Poland38.5 million312,592.3 km²123 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zgorzelec Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Zgorzelec

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Zgorzelec

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Zgorzelec Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$18,082$19,374$21,132$24,419$30,200$34,313$36,935$38,448
Total GDP$56.5M$65.8M$74.1M$82.8M$99.1M$109.5M$113M$118.5M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Zgorzelec CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Zgorzelec432,876 tn8.98 tn18,872 tons/km²
Poland230,825,573 tn5.99 tn738.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Zgorzelec CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)432,876 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.98 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)18,872 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
8/13/083:45 AM3.113.6 km5,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
10/3/011:28 AM3.246.2 km5,000 mPolandusgs.gov
8/14/973:37 AM3.547.7 km5,000 mPolandusgs.gov
5/16/976:33 PM3.245.1 km5,000 mPolandusgs.gov
3/14/9712:32 AM3.247.1 km5,000 mPolandusgs.gov
12/31/948:16 AM3.645.1 km10,000 mPolandusgs.gov
12/27/945:10 AM3.644.8 km10,000 mPolandusgs.gov
10/19/9411:19 AM3.738.8 km10,000 mPolandusgs.gov
9/13/948:23 PM3.443.8 km10,000 mPolandusgs.gov
8/5/944:14 PM3.533.2 km10,000 mPolandusgs.gov

Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec [zɡɔˈʐɛlɛt͡s] (German: Görlitz, Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc) is a town in south-western Poland with 32,322 inhabitants (2012). It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Jelenia Góra Voivodeship). It is the seat ..

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