The set of more than 330 indicators monitoring over 70 regional priorities was developed to analyse changes taking place in Polish regions and assess progress in areas relevant to sustainable development and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level. Unlike global and national indicators, the regional priorities and the corresponding indicators have been adapted to the socio-economic and environmental specificities of Polish voivodships.
Work on developing the set of regional priorities and monitoring indicators was undertaken in response to the growing demand for territorial data, as well as in line with the 2030 Agenda principle of “leaving no one behind”. The work was also inspired by recommendations from the United Nations, the OECD and Eurostat, highlighting the role of regions and cities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. An important impulse also came from the experience gained during the preparation of Poland’s Voluntary National Review on SDG implementation in 2023, which highlighted the need to take the regional dimension into account.
The regional priorities were identified on the basis of an analysis of the National Strategy for Regional Development, voivodship development strategies, and other strategic documents relating to the social, economic and environmental development of regions. The adopted approach aimed to ensure consistency between regional and national priorities while taking into account the specific challenges and potential of individual voivodships.
The regional indicator proposals submitted by Statistics Poland are based primarily on official statistics data available at the voivodship level and in other territorial breakdowns. The selection of indicators took into account their relevance to the monitored issues, the possibility of regular updates, and the comparability of data across regions.
Regional priorities
No poverty
Supporting families with children and childcare
1.A.2 Percentage of children aged up to 17 for whom parents receive family benefits
1.A.3 Average monthly per capita expenditures of households on culture and recreation
1.A.4 Access to care places for children aged 1-2 years
1.A.5 Percentage of children aged 3-5 covered by pre-primary education
Access to services for older people and care for older people and people with disabilities
1.B.2 Number of beds in hospices, chronic medical care homes and nursing homes per 100 thous. population
1.B.3 Number of patients in nursing homes per 10 thous. population
1.B.4 Percentage of day care facilities with facilities for persons with disabilities
1.B.5 Percentage of stationary social welfare facilities with facilities for persons with disabilities
1.B.6 Percentage of health resort facilities with facilities for persons with disabilities
1.B.7 Number of the social integration centres, vocational activity workshops and occupational therapy workshops per 100 thous. population
1.B.8 Number of participants of the social integration centres and occupational therapy workshops per 100 thous. population
Access to internet services and increasing digital competences
1.C.2 Percentage of households with broadband Internet access at home
1.C.3 Percentage of individuals using the Internet for finding information about goods and services
Social inclusion and poverty prevention
1.D.2 At-risk of poverty rate after social transfers
1.D.3 Percentage of households that (subjectively) assess their financial situation as rather bad or bad
1.D.4 Number of beneficiaries of social assistance per 10 thous. population
1.D.5 Number of beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10 thous. population
Development of social and solidarity economy
Integration and support for persons with disabilities
Providing housing conditions for the most vulnerable and socially needy groups
1.G.2 Percentage of residential buildings connected to the sewage system
1.G.3 Total number of dwellings in gminas’ dwelling stocks
1.G.4 Average income entitling one to the right to rent a residential premises in the municipal resources in single-person households
1.G.5 Number of dwellings owned by social housing associations (TBS)
1.G.6 Number of dwellings owned by municipalities (municipal)
1.G.7 Total number of households awaiting social renting in urban areas
1.G.8 Number of dwellings per 1 thous. population
Zero hunger
Increasing the competitiveness of farms and agri-food producers
Ensuring food quality, safety and food security
2.B.2 Share of agricultural market output in final agricultural output
2.B.3 Share of agricultural market output in total agricultural output (in constant prices previous year)
2.B.4 Number of salmonellosis cases
2.B.5 Number of bacterial dysentery cases
2.B.6 Number of other bacterial food poisoning cases
2.B.7 Number of trichinosis cases
Promotion of high quality products
Raising environmental awareness regarding healthy living
Research and development in food production and agriculture
Good health and well-being
Increasing access to public health services
3.A.2 Number of dentists per 10 thous. population (employed persons in the main place of work)
3.A.3 Number of nurses and midwives per 10 thous. population (employed persons in the main place of work)
3.A.4 Emergency rescue teams per 100 thous. population
3.A.5 Number of patients in nursing homes per 10 thous. population
3.A.6 Number of patients in chronic medical care homes per 10 thous. population
3.A.7 Number of patients in hospices per 10 thous. population
Improving the quality and availability of healthcare infrastructure
3.B.2 Average number of beds in health resort hospital and health resort sanatoria
3.B.3 Number of out-patients departments per 10 thous. population
3.B.4 Number of beds in hospitals per 10 thous. population
Increasing access to specialist and therapeutic treatment, with particular emphasis on lifestyle diseases
3.C.2 Number of deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system per 100 thous. population
3.C.3 Number of deaths due to malignant neoplasms per 100 thous. population
3.C.4 Number of deaths due to mental and behavioural disorders per 100 thous. population
3.C.5 Number of female deaths due to cervical cancer per 100 thous. women
3.C.6 Number of deaths due to chronic respiratory disease per 100 thous. population
3.C.7 Number of deaths due to diseases of the digestive system per 100 thous. population
High level of education and professional training of medical staff and their availability to patients
3.D.2 Graduates of health field of education
3.D.3 Students of post-secondary schools, including colleges of social workers - health narrow field of education
3.D.4 Participants of postgraduate studies in health fields of education
3.D.5 Participants of doctoral and doctoral studies at universities supervised by the minister responsible for health affairs
Development of health prevention and rehabilitation and health promotion
3.E.2 Life expectancy - females
3.E.3 Healthy Life Years — males
3.E.4 Healthy Life Years — females
3.E.5 Number of influenza cases and suspected influenza cases per 100 population
3.E.6 Number of cases of bacterial meningitis and/or encephalitis per 100 thous. population
3.E.7 Number of hepatitis C cases per 100 thous. population
3.E.8 Number of cases of invasive infections (Streptococcus pneumoniae) per 10 thous. population
3.E.9 Number of Lyme disease cases per 10 thous. population
3.E.10 Number of medical consultations provided in primary health care per capita
3.E.11 Number of medical consultations provided in out-patient health care per capita
3.E.12 Number of medical specialised consultations provided in out-patient health care per capita
3.E.13 Number of days of stay of children and adolescents aged 0-18 in health resort hospital and health resort sanatoria
3.E.14 Persons practicing sports in sport clubs per 1 thous. population
3.E.15 Percentage of recreational and sports facilities adapted to the needs of disabled persons (exercising)
3.E.16 Patients treated in-patients in health resort hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities
3.E.17 Patients treated outpatients in health resort treatment center and and outpatient rehabilitation facilities
Healthy human environment
3.F.2 Share of green areas in the total area
3.F.3 Emission of gaseous pollutants per capita
3.F.4 Emission of particulate matter per capita
3.F.5 Share of population living in areas covered by revitalization processes in the total population
Supporting the health safety of residents
Quality education
High-quality vocational and continuing education, adapted to the needs of the labor market
4.A.2 Share of technical school graduates in the total number of post-primary school graduates (vocational schools of the first and second degree, technical secondory schools and general secondary schools)
4.A.3 Average number of students per full-time teacher in vocational schools of the first and second degree
4.A.4 Average number of students per full-time teacher in technical secondary schools
Access to high-quality education for gifted students with special needs
Infrastructure for education
Creating conditions for improving the accessibility and effectiveness of education and equalizing educational opportunities. (Supporting education at all levels in the area of preparation for compulsory school-leaving exams)
4.D.2 Passing rate of secondary school leaving exam
4.D.3 Passing rate of secondary school leaving exam (Poland=100)
4.D.4 Average number of pupils per 1 teacher in primary schools for children and youth
4.D.5 Average number of pupils per 1 teacher in secondary schools for children and youth
4.D.6 Number of students of higher education institutions per 10 thous. population
Strengthening human capital and creating conditions for broader involvement of adults in learning in various forms and places and for recognizing learning outcomes acquired outside formal education
Educational activities aimed at strengthening the position of graduates and job seekers
Acquiring key skills at all stages of education
4.G.2 Percentage of participants in computer classes in out-of-school educational institutions
4.G.3 Percentage of participants in technical classes in out-of-school educational institutions
4.G.4 Percentage of participants in sports classes in out-of-school educational institutions
4.G.5 Percentage of persons with above basic overall digital skills
Gender equality
Activities supporting gender equality in families
5.A.2 Access to care places for children aged 1-2 years
5.A.3 Life expectancy - males
5.A.4 Life expectancy - females
5.A.5 Percentage of economically inactive persons due to family and household responsibilities
5.A.6 Employment rate of women with the youngest child up to 5 years old (LFS)
5.A.7 Percentage of registered unemployed women
5.A.8 Number of women who did not start work after childbirth per 10 thous. inhabitants
5.A.9 Employment rate of persons in working age
Clean water and sanitation
Activities aimed at achieving high water quality, availability of its resources and its protection
Ecological water management
6.B.2 Total number of organic farms per 10 thous. population
6.B.3 Total number of certified organic farms per 10 thous. population
6.B.4 Share of organic farm area in total agricultural land
6.B.5 Share of certified agricultural land area of organic farms in total agricultural land area of farms
Rational use of water resources
6.C.2 Number of small water retention facilities
6.C.3 Capacity of small water retention facilities (dam³)
6.C.4 Water withdrawal for the needs of the national economy and population during the year in total per 1 km² of area
6.C.5 Consumption of water for needs of the national economy and population
6.C.6 Total household water consumption per user
Development of water and sewage infrastructure
6.D.2 Exploitation of water supply network - underground waters
6.D.3 Water treatment plants in rural areas per 10 thous. population
6.D.4 Percentage of residential buildings connected to the sewage system
6.D.5 Percentage of population connected to wastewater treatment plants
6.D.6 Number of treated sewage with increased nutrient removal
6.D.7 Industrial and municipal wastewater treated biologically, chemically and with increased biogene removal in % of wastewater requiring treatment
6.D.8 Number of household independent wastewater treatment systems
6.D.9 The difference between the percentage of the population using water and sewage systems in urban areas
6.D.10 he difference between the percentage of the population using water and sewage systems in rural areas
Ensuring stable legal conditions for the implementation of investments and enabling the acquisition of funds for their implementation
6.E.2 Investment outlays for the construction of small water retention facilities
6.E.3 Outlays on fixed assets and tangible effects of investments in sewage management and water protection
6.E.4 Investment outlays for the collective water supply systems in rural areas
6.E.5 Investment outlays for the collective sewage systems in rural areas
Affordable and clean energy
Reducing the impact of energy on the environment and increasing energy efficiency
Ensuring energy security of the region
Modernization and expansion of energy infrastructure
Decent work and economic growth
Effective use of the economic potential of the region based on innovation and responsible economic growth
8.A.2 Share of net revenues from sales of products of entities classified as high-tech and medium high-tech production - enterprises with 10 or more employees
8.A.3 Share of industrial enterprises incurring expenditure on innovation activities - enterprises employing 10 employees or more
8.A.4 Ratio expenditures on innovation activities in enterprises to GDP
8.A.5 Foreign capital per capita of working age
Development of entrepreneurship in the regions
Improving the quality of human capital for a modern economy, increasing the employment rate, including promoting stable forms of employment
Professional activation, taking into account particularly socially vulnerable groups and shaping a friendly work environment
8.D.2 Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the total unemployment (aged 20-64) (LFS)
8.D.3 Unemployment rate (LFS)
8.D.4 Employment rate of persons in working age
8.D.5 Activity rate of persons aged 50-89
8.D.6 Number of registered unemployed persons with no work seniority per 1 thous. population
8.D.7 Employment rate of disabled persons aged 16-64
8.D.8 Employment rate of persons aged 15-29
8.D.9 Percentage of adults participating in education or training (aged 25–64)
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
A Increased competitiveness of the region by increasing the research and innovation potential (Development of institutional potential for research and development, supporting cooperation between the research sector and the economy)
9.A.2 Share of expenditures on innovation activity in enterprises in national expenditures
9.A.3 Share of industrial enterprises that cooperated in terms of innovation activity in total number of enterprises
9.A.4 Share of enterprises in the service sector that cooperated in terms of innovation activity in total number of enterprises
9.A.5 Share of innovative enterprises in total number of enterprises
9.A.6 Share of net revenues from sales of innovative products for export in total net revenues from sales in industrial enterprises
9.A.7 Intramural expenditure on R&D in relation to GDP
9.A.8 Intramural expenditure on R&D per 1 inhabitant
9.A.9 Internal R&D personnel per 1000 economically active persons
9.A.10 Share of patent applications in voivodship in a total number of patent applications
Strong and intelligent economy strengthening the competitiveness of the region (Strengthening the mechanisms of innovation transfer in the economy and development of intelligent specializations)
9.B.2 Voivodship's share in generating gross domestic product
9.B.3 Sold production of industry per capita
9.B.4 Investment outlays per capita
9.B.5 Entities of the national economy entered in the REGON register per 1 thous. population
9.B.6 Entities of the national economy entered in the REGON register per 1 thous.rural population
9.B.7 Foreign capital per capita of working age
9.B.8 Entered entities with foreign capital participation per 10 thous.population
9.B.9 Outlays on recycling and waste utilization
Strengthening the availability of transport infrastructure and the coherence of public communication in the region
9.C.2 Density of expressways and motorways per 1000 km²
9.C.3 Length of railway lines total per 100 km²
9.C.4 Share of the length of electified operated railway lines in total length of operated railway lines
9.C.5 Transport of passengers per 1 inhabitant of urban areas
9.C.6 Percentage of buses adjusted to carrying the disabled persons in urban transport
9.C.7 Lenght of bicycle tracks per 100 km²
9.C.8 Population density of the built-up and urbanized area (person/km²)
9.C.9 Number of railway station adjusted to carrying the disabled persons
9.C.10 Number of bus station adjusted to carrying the disabled persons
9.C.11 Share of urban transport stock adjusted for carrying disabled persons in urban total stock
Increasing the availability of ICT services in the region
9.D.2 Percentage of companies receiving orders via computer networks
9.D.3 Percentage of enterprises providing their employees with portable devices (e.g., laptops, smartphones) enabling mobile Internet access
9.D.4 Percentage of individuals using the Internet for contacts with public authorities or public services for submitting completed forms
9.D.5 Percentage of households with broadband Internet access at home
9.D.6 Percentage of individuals using the Internet for finding information about goods and services
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Combating social and economic exclusion, in particular through actions aimed at building the development of social capital
10.A.2 Average monthly gross wages and salaries in the national economy (Poland = 100)
10.A.3 At-risk of poverty rate after social transfers
10.A.4 Share of beneficiares from community social assistance in the total population
10.A.5 Percentage of households with broadband Internet access at home
10.A.6 Percentage of individuals using the Internet for contacts with public authorities or public services for submitting completed forms
10.A.7 Activity rate aged 15-89
10.A.8 Number of women who did not start work after childbirth per 10 thous. inhabitants
10.A.9 Employment rate of disabled persons aged 16-64
Sustainable cities & communities
Safe community
Improving communication conditions and accessibility
Meeting the housing needs of the urban population by building a universal and accessible housing market
Access to green spaces and good quality public space
Spatial cohesion of sustainable cities in the region
Revitalization of urban areas in the region
Responsible consumption and production
Improving the quality and protection of the natural environment through rational waste management
12.A.2 Area of uncontrolled dumping sites per 100 km² total area
12.A.3 Municipal waste per capita
12.A.4 Reclaimed area of operational landfill sites on which municipal waste is treated
12.A.5 Number of plants generating waste
12.A.6 Share of municipally waste collected separately in relation to the total municipal waste
12.A.7 Share of waste recovered (excluding municipal waste) in waste generated during the year
Supporting the development of a closed-loop economy model in order to rationally use resources and reduce the negative impact of manufactured products on the environment
Increasing the economic potential of regions and permanently improving their competitiveness by strengthening the production of traditional and regional products
Improving the competitiveness of farms through the development of organic farming
Raising awareness and ecological education related to conscious consumption and limiting climate change
Climate action
Effective reduction of CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere
Introduction of innovative technologies for the use of available energy sources
Strengthening the role of adaptation to climate change as a means of combating climate change equivalent to mitigation
13.C.2 Emissions of air pollutants from plants especially noxious to air purity per 1 km²
13.C.3 Emissions of air pollutants-gases from plants especially noxious to air purity per 1 km²
13.C.4 Outlays on fixed assets and tangible effects of investments in environmental protection and water management per capita
13.C.5 Outlays on fixed assets serving climate and air protection per capita
Increasing the region's resilience to the effects of climate change
13.D.2 Share of particulates pollutants retained or neutralised in pollutant reduction systems in percent of pollutants generated
13.D.3 Number of small water retention facilities
13.D.4 Capacity of small water retention facilities (dam³)
13.D.5 Investment outlays for the construction of small water retention facilities
13.D.6 Length of commissioned flood embankments
13.D.7 Share of green areas in the total area
Life below water
Efficient and sustainable use of marine resources for various social and economic purposes, while ensuring the durability of non-renewable resources and natural processes in the perspective of the current and future generations in the region
14.A.2 Occupancy rate of bed spaces in tourist accommodation establishments in coastal areas
14.A.3 Outflow of organic and biogenous substances by the rivers to the Baltic Sea
14.A.4 Outflow of heavy metals to the Baltic Sea
14.A.5 Landings of marine fish and shellfish in Polish ports
Increasing the share of the maritime economy sector in GDP and increasing employment in the maritime economy
Strengthening the position of Polish sea ports, increasing the competitiveness of maritime transport and ensuring maritime safety
14.C.2 Share of investment outlays on maritime economy in total investment outlays in the voivodeship
14.C.3 Passenger traffic in seaports (domestic)
14.C.4 Passenger traffic in seaports (international)
14.C.5 International traffic cargo in seaports
Management of marine areas and resources of the Baltic Sea at various levels of partnership, in particular the research and scientific sector
Life on land
Development of protected systems and objectives related to the implementation of effective environmental protection
Modernization and expansion of sewage treatment plants and systems, as well as air protection (elimination of sources of pollutant emissions or reduction of their impact) in the regions
15.B.2 Share of the population using sewerage systems in the total population
15.B.3 Industrial waterwaste treaded per capita [dam³]
15.B.4 Industrial and municipal wastewater requiring treatment discharged into waters or into the ground during the year per capita
15.B.5 Industrial and municipal wastewater treated biologically, chemically and with increased biogene removal in % of wastewater requiring treatment
Protection and sustainable use of soils and restoring degraded soils to their proper condition through their remediation and reclamation
Peace and justice - strong institutions
Combating social and economic exclusion at the institutional level by building modern decision-making mechanisms, social and economic participation at all levels
Security and development of security management systems that increase the adaptive capacity and reduce threats to the region
Development and strengthening of state institutions and organizations at all levels in the region
16.C.2 Investment expenditure of local government units per capita
16.C.3 Share of local government bodies investment expenditure in total expenditure
16.C.4 Funds from EU obtained by local government bodies to finance programs and projects EU per capita
16.C.5 Share of area covered by local-land development plans in urban gminas
Development of digitalization and information and communication technology in building effective public institutions, within the framework of e-administration and digitalization
Partnerships for the goals
Voivodeships with strategies for regional development, in particular taking into account thematic priority areas for sustainable development goals
Creation of partnerships and various forms of intersectoral cooperation at various regional levels
Development of a region building international cooperation and global agreements