Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Poland
Poland: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 16.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Poland is 16.9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Poland peaked at 31.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2025.
Poland ranks 11th of 49 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 household type - total population in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.1 | — |
| 2006 | 30.2 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.7 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 26.8 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 25.3 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 26.2 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 27.3 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.7 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 25.4 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.3 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.8 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 24.1 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.3 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 24.3 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 20 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 19.4 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 18.6 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 17.9 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 16.9 | -5.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 16.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.4, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 16.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.22 | 25.3 | 31.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.82 | 22.8 | 27.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.87 | 16.9 | 20.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.04 (2100)
- Population density 63.15 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 624,863 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.04 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1914 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Poland?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Poland was 16.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Poland ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 household type - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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