Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland

Poland: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 30.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
30.9
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
9th
of 37 countries
All-time high
54.1
in 2005
All-time low
30.9
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland, 2005–2025

02040602005201520252005: 54.12006: 54.12007: 52.32008: 50.82009: 49.12010: 47.52011: 47.22012: 46.32013: 44.82014: 44.22015: 43.42016: 40.72017: 40.52018: 39.22019: 37.62020: 36.92021: 35.72022: 35.82023: 33.92024: 33.72025: 30.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland is 30.9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland peaked at 54.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.9, in 2025.

Poland ranks 9th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 54.1
2006 54.1 +0.0%
2007 52.3 -3.3%
2008 50.8 -2.9%
2009 49.1 -3.3%
2010 47.5 -3.3%
2011 47.2 -0.6%
2012 46.3 -1.9%
2013 44.8 -3.2%
2014 44.2 -1.3%
2015 43.4 -1.8%
2016 40.7 -6.2%
2017 40.5 -0.5%
2018 39.2 -3.2%
2019 37.6 -4.1%
2020 36.9 -1.9%
2021 35.7 -3.3%
2022 35.8 +0.3%
2023 33.9 -5.3%
2024 33.7 -0.6%
2025 30.9 -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.08 49.1 54.1 5
2010s 43.14 37.6 47.5 10
2020s 34.48 30.9 36.9 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 6 North Macedonia 38.3 compare
  2. 7 Bulgaria 32.5 compare
  3. 8 Croatia 31.8 compare
  4. 10 Greece 28.3 compare
  5. 11 Lithuania 27.8 compare
  6. 11 Slovakia 27.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland?
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Poland was 30.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 54.1 in 2005.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 30.9 in 2025.
How does Poland rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
Poland ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
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45 places, 839 data points, 2003–2025
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