Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Poland
Poland: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 35.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Poland is 35.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Poland peaked at 55.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 10th of 45 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 degree of urbanisation - total population in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 55.0% | — |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 49.3% | 55.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.0% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 35.0% | 37.9% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.3006 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 36.50 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 36.50 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 6,143 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 251,782 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 119 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
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- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 251,782 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Poland?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Poland was 35.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Poland ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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