NUTS-3 PL218 · Poland
Nowosądecki
Nowosądecki generates €6.6bn of GDP across 510.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 44.1/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +7.7%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 3.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (79.3th EU percentile) and weakest for economy (7.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard4 → 6 EU percentile since 1995 (+3 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Cost advantage91
Demographic outlook90
Energy cost79
Digital readiness77
Talent & skills74
Industrial base62
Air quality61
Growth momentum55
Quality of life51
Labour market33
Resilience33
Freight intensity32
Connectivity24
Governance14
Economic base6
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
44.1
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth54.8
Livability51.4
Market access27
Economic scale43
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
32.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability12
Labour stability22
Diversification86
Demographic stability10
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
24
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density28
Airport access17
Market access27
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
74.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary77
Lifelong learning46
Knowledge workers89
Scientists & engineers85
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
61
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 2/3 pollutants
PM2.5—
PM1017.9 µg/m³
NO23.9 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
51.4
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy7.5
Jobs64
Education77
Health18
Safety79.3
Connectivity52.5
Environment61.5
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
54.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+7.7%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+7.1%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.6 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.2 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.9%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.2 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.1 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Trade · transport · ICT · 25.5%Diversified · HHI 2023
Agriculture 2.1%Industry 22.5%Construction 13.8%Trade · transport · ICT 25.5%Finance · real estate · prof. 14.7%Public · health · education 21.4%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2023
GDP (current prices)
€6,603M2023
16.4% 1y 7.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€5,675M2025
3.9% 1y 2.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
Population
510,7462025
0.3% 1y 0.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 77
Unemployment rate
2.8%2025
17.6% 1y 3.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
Employment
201,2002023
1.9% 1y 1.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 73
Productivity / employee
€40,2472025
8.2% 1y 10.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Gross value added
€5,967M2023
17.9% 1y 8.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 42
All indicators · 87 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€5,967M
2023 · EU pctl 42
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€128M
2023 · EU pctl 45
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,340M
2023 · EU pctl 43
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,185M
2023 · EU pctl 47
GVA — construction (F)
€826M
2023 · EU pctl 74
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,521M
2023 · EU pctl 53
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€10,900
2023 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
18,700 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 6
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€12,700
2023 · EU pctl 5
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€10,024M
2023 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,652M
2023 · EU pctl 38 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€26,117M
2023 · EU pctl 39 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€878M
2023 · EU pctl 29
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,274M
2023 · EU pctl 42
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€5,675M
2025 · EU pctl 43
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€40,247
2025 · EU pctl 10
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,280M
2025 · EU pctl 34
Labour market
Employment, total persons
201,200
2023 · EU pctl 73
Self-employed persons
52,700
2023 · EU pctl 88
Employment in manufacturing (C)
36,300
2023 · EU pctl 78
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
73.1%
2025 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
11.3%
2025 · EU pctl 39 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
2.8%
2025 · EU pctl 6
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
243,100
2025 · EU pctl 77
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
34,308
2023 · EU pctl 76
Enterprise births
3,656
2023 · EU pctl 79
Enterprise deaths
4,065
2023 · EU pctl 84
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.5%
2023 · EU pctl 94
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
2.7%
2023 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
6.0%
2025 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.7%
2023 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
41.2%
2025 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
48.1%
2025 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
9.9%
2025 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
31.4%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.4%
2025 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
97.0%
2025 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
2,529,427
2024 · EU pctl 74
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
588 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
10,887 kt
2025 · EU pctl 66
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
492
CURRENT · EU pctl 35
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
96
CURRENT · EU pctl 28
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
10 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
95
CURRENT · EU pctl 83
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
330,372
2025 · EU pctl 78
Population aged 65+
88,691
2025 · EU pctl 69
Population aged under 15
91,683
2025 · EU pctl 85
Median age of population
40.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 5
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
26.8%
2025 · EU pctl 5
Crude rate of total population change
-2.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 27
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-1.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 6
Crude birth rate
8.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 70
Crude death rate
9.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 14
Live births
4,326
2024 · EU pctl 81
Deaths
4,686
2024 · EU pctl 72
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
54.6%
2025 · EU pctl 19
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.38
2024 · EU pctl 47
Population density (persons per km²)
146 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 55
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
494,609
2100 · EU pctl 81
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
617 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,376 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
278 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 92 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.4 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 32
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
6.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 13
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
57.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 8
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
99.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 2
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
35 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 28 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.52
2022 · EU pctl 6
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.69
2022 · EU pctl 24
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.35
2022 · EU pctl 4
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.67
2022 · EU pctl 24
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.54
2022 · EU pctl 69
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.113/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 21
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.064/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 90
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
508 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 81
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 21
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
103 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 88
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
8 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 78
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
18
2024 · EU pctl 72
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
4
2024 · EU pctl 5
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
58
2024 · EU pctl 69
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
31.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 54
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
3.9%
2021 · EU pctl 59
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