Overcrowding rate in Poland
30.9% of people in Poland lived in an overcrowded home 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.
Poland, 2025
30.9%
Change from 2024
−2.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
8th of 31
Overcrowding 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.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.9% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 33.9%b (break in time series) | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 36.9%b (break in time series) | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 40.5% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 40.7% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 43.4% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 44.2% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 44.8% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 46.3% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 47.2% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 47.5% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 49.1% | – |
| 2008 | 50.8% | – |
| 2007 | 52.3% | – |
| 2006 | 54.1% | – |
| 2005 | 54.1% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.8 percentage points from 33.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.4%, the figure has changed by −12.5 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 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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