Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Poland
Poland: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 25.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Poland, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 25.4% for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Poland peaked at 34.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 26.0% | — |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | -2.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 25.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 25.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 26.0% | 33.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 26.2% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.4% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.4178 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Poland?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Poland was 25.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Poland ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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