Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Poland

Poland: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17.9%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
32nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2025
All-time low
8.7%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Poland, 2005–2025

051015202005201520252005: 8.7 Percentage2006: 8.7 Percentage2007: 9.4 Percentage2008: 9.6 Percentage2009: 10.2 Percentage2010: 10.6 Percentage2011: 10.3 Percentage2012: 10.6 Percentage2013: 11.3 Percentage2014: 11.6 Percentage2015: 12.9 Percentage2016: 14.2 Percentage2017: 14.6 Percentage2018: 14.4 Percentage2019: 15 Percentage2020: 15.9 Percentage2021: 16.2 Percentage2022: 16.5 Percentage2023: 17.1 Percentage2024: 17.3 Percentage2025: 17.9 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Poland recorded 17.9% for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Poland peaked at 17.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2005.

Poland ranks 32nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status - total population in Poland, 2005 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2005 8.7%
2006 8.7% +0.0%
2007 9.4% +8.0%
2008 9.6% +2.1%
2009 10.2% +6.2%
2010 10.6% +3.9%
2011 10.3% -2.8%
2012 10.6% +2.9%
2013 11.3% +6.6%
2014 11.6% +2.7%
2015 12.9% +11.2%
2016 14.2% +10.1%
2017 14.6% +2.8%
2018 14.4% -1.4%
2019 15.0% +4.2%
2020 15.9% +6.0%
2021 16.2% +1.9%
2022 16.5% +1.9%
2023 17.1% +3.6%
2024 17.3% +1.2%
2025 17.9% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.3% 8.7% 10.2% 5
2010s 12.6% 10.3% 15.0% 10
2020s 16.8% 15.9% 17.9% 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 29 Italy 18.2% compare
  2. 30 Lithuania 18.0% compare
  3. 30 Lithuania 18.0% compare
  4. 32 Poland 17.9% compare
  5. 34 North Macedonia 17.0% compare
  6. 35 Slovakia 15.9% compare
  7. 35 Slovakia 15.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Poland?
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Poland was 17.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2025.
What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status?
Poland ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status - total population
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,003 data points, 2003–2025
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