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Industries by voivodeship: where each industry is over-represented

Which voivodeships have a larger share of a given industry than Poland as a whole. Calculated from GUS REGON counts for our 15 industries; the strongest over-representation is Local government and public institutions in Lublin (location quotient 2.22).

Data: GUS REGON as of 30 June 2026 (published 16 July 2026) · Page published: 13 October 2026

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Industries in Poland and where they are most and least represented

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Entities declaring business activity by industry (PKD 2007 divisions as defined for our 15 industries) and the voivodeships with the highest and lowest location quotient. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), REGON register, quarterly information, table 1, as of 30 June 2026.
IndustryEntities in PolandShare of all entitiesMost entitiesHighest LQLowest LQ
Construction and trades594,02112.9%Masovian (96,951)Subcarpathian (1.16)Masovian (0.80)
Healthcare and wellness472,79410.3%Masovian (81,551)Podlaskie (1.19)Masovian (0.84)
Manufacturing and industry339,0777.4%Masovian (54,372)Łódź (1.25)Masovian (0.79)
Real estate and property management305,6896.6%Masovian (49,214)Lower Silesian (1.84)Subcarpathian (0.53)
Business and consulting services292,5736.4%Masovian (95,991)Masovian (1.61)Lubusz (0.63)
Transport and logistics241,3325.2%Masovian (46,274)Podlaskie (1.19)Lower Silesian (0.84)
IT and software235,6605.1%Masovian (73,571)Masovian (1.53)Lubusz (0.43)
Hospitality and tourism153,5533.3%Masovian (28,080)West Pomeranian (1.62)Kuyavian-Pomeranian (0.77)
Automotive and car services151,0273.3%Masovian (25,649)Holy Cross (1.47)West Pomeranian (0.82)
Finance and insurance116,6212.5%Masovian (25,707)Opole (1.08)Lesser Poland (0.86)
Architects and design offices99,7262.2%Masovian (18,276)Pomeranian (1.22)Lubusz (0.73)
Agriculture and food95,7732.1%Masovian (13,723)Warmian-Masurian (1.73)Masovian (0.70)
E-commerce and online retail34,4310.7%Masovian (8,581)Masovian (1.22)Warmian-Masurian (0.64)
Energy, water and waste30,8700.7%Masovian (8,300)Holy Cross (1.49)Lesser Poland (0.72)
Local government and public institutions27,1440.6%Masovian (3,597)Lublin (2.22)Lower Silesian (0.64)

The industry name links to the industry page with the full table by voivodeship. LQ = location quotient (see definitions).

Each voivodeship’s most over-represented industries

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For each voivodeship the two industries with the highest location quotient. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), REGON register, quarterly information, table 1, as of 30 June 2026.
VoivodeshipIndustry with highest LQLQSecondLQ
LublinLocal government and public institutions2.22Agriculture and food1.21
Holy CrossLocal government and public institutions1.92Energy, water and waste1.49
Lower SilesianReal estate and property management1.84IT and software1.27
SubcarpathianLocal government and public institutions1.76Manufacturing and industry1.21
PodlaskieLocal government and public institutions1.75Agriculture and food1.38
Warmian-MasurianAgriculture and food1.73Real estate and property management1.57
LubuszReal estate and property management1.72Agriculture and food1.43
West PomeranianHospitality and tourism1.62Real estate and property management1.41
MasovianBusiness and consulting services1.61IT and software1.53
ŁódźLocal government and public institutions1.48Manufacturing and industry1.25
PomeranianHospitality and tourism1.47Real estate and property management1.27
OpoleLocal government and public institutions1.46Real estate and property management1.45
Kuyavian-PomeranianEnergy, water and waste1.42Agriculture and food1.25
Greater PolandAgriculture and food1.42Automotive and car services1.19
Lesser PolandHospitality and tourism1.33IT and software1.29
SilesianManufacturing and industry1.11Architects and design offices1.11

What the tables show

  • Masovian has the largest number of entities in all 15 industries. In absolute numbers the largest voivodeship leads everywhere – the location quotient corrects for size.
  • The highest location quotient in the table is Local government and public institutions in Lublin: 2.22, meaning the industry’s share among the voivodeship’s entities is 2.22 times its share in Poland.
  • The largest of our industries by count is Construction and trades (594,021 entities, 12.9% of all in Poland); the smallest is Local government and public institutions (27,144, 0.6%).

The quotient describes the structure of the register. It does not explain why an industry is more frequent in a region, and we do not draw such conclusions.

Definitions

  • Location quotient (LQ). The industry’s share among all entities of the voivodeship divided by the industry’s share among all entities in Poland. 1.00 means the same share as in Poland, above 1 a larger share, below 1 a smaller one.
  • Entities. National economy entities in the REGON register declaring business activity, classified by their predominant activity (PKD 2007).
  • Industry. One of our 15 industries, defined as a set of PKD 2007 divisions (or section C, H, K, or subclass 47.91.Z for e-commerce). The composition is listed on each industry page.

Methodological notes

  • Source file: GUS, quarterly information on national economy entities in the REGON register, table 1, as of 30 June 2026, published 16 July 2026 (XLSX). Check: for every industry the 16 voivodeships plus “no voivodeship” add up to the total for Poland.
  • The Polish share in the quotient includes entities without a voivodeship (1,282 in total); their effect on the result is negligible.
  • Industries can overlap (divisions 10–11 belong to both manufacturing and agriculture & food), so the counts must not be added up: the sum of the 15 industries is 3,190,291, not a number of distinct entities.
  • Predominant activity is declared by the entity itself and may not reflect what it actually does today. These are official statistics, not records of our database.

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