Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Poland
Poland: Overcrowding rate: population without single-person was 32.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Poland stood at 32.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Poland peaked at 56.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2025.
That places Poland 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.3% | — |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | -8.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 32.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 32.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 2.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 51.4% | 56.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 39.0% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 32.2% | 38.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 159.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0061 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 116.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 113.13 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Poland?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Poland was 32.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 income quintile - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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