Housing cost overburden rate in Poland

4.1% of people in Poland spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Housing cost overburden rate Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Poland, 2025 4.1% % of population
Change from 2024 −1.1percentage points 2024: 5.2%
European Union, 2025 7.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 6.1% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 26th of 31 See the full ranking

Housing cost overburden rate in Poland over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Housing cost overburden rate (% of population), 2005 to 2025
Period PolandEuropean Union
2025 4.1% 7.6%
2024 5.2% 8.2%
2023 5.9% 8.8%
2022 5.6% 8.7%
2021 5.7% 8.7%
2020 4.9%b (break in time series) 7.8%
2019 6.0% 9.4%
2018 6.2% 9.6%e (estimated)
2017 6.7% 10.1%e (estimated)
2016 7.7% 10.9%e (estimated)
2015 8.7% 11.2%e (estimated)
2014 9.6% 11.5%e (estimated)
2013 10.3% 11.6%
2012 10.5% 11.5%
2011 10.2% 10.6%
2010 9.1% 10.0%
2009 8.2% –
2008 9.7% –
2007 10.5% –
2006 12.0% –
2005 16.5% –

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 5.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.7%, the figure has changed by −4.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_lvho07a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC rskpovth=TOTAL age=TOTAL sex=T
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Poland
Provider update
29 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat