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. Measured in Percentage.
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 5th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 25.3% | 31.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 22.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 20.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1.01 million people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.29 children per women (2023)
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 5th out of 38 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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