Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Poland
Poland: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 5.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Poland, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 5.2 for share of urban population living in inadequate housing in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Poland peaked at 16.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2020.
That places Poland 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.5 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 8.3 | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 10.2 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1 | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 5 | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.2 | -8.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 5.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9, 75% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Poland's 5.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.9, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4 | 8.3 | 16.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.63 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 | 5 | 5.9 | 4 |
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 share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Poland?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Poland was 5.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Poland ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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