Overcrowding rate in Poland
Overcrowding rate in Poland was 30.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2.8 pts from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
Overcrowding rate in Poland, 2005 to 2025
All 21 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.9 |
| 2024 | 33.7 |
| 2023 | 33.9 Series break |
| 2022 | 35.8 |
| 2021 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | 36.9 Series break |
| 2019 | 37.6 |
| 2018 | 39.2 |
| 2017 | 40.5 |
| 2016 | 40.7 |
| 2015 | 43.4 |
| 2014 | 44.2 |
| 2013 | 44.8 |
| 2012 | 46.3 |
| 2011 | 47.2 |
| 2010 | 47.5 |
| 2009 | 49.1 |
| 2008 | 50.8 |
| 2007 | 52.3 |
| 2006 | 54.1 |
| 2005 | 54.1 |
Compared with European Union (27)
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Poland | 30.9 |
| European Union (27) | 16.8 |
Rankings
Definition
Share of the population living in a dwelling with fewer rooms than the EU standard for the household: one room for the household, one per couple, one per single person aged 18 or over, one per pair of children of the same sex aged 12 to 17, one per single child aged 12 to 17 not in such a pair, and one per pair of children under 12 (EU-SILC).
The reference year is the survey year.
How to cite
Eurostat. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a) (Overcrowding rate, Poland, 2005 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table
MLA 9
Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a), Overcrowding rate, Poland, 2005 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/poland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Overcrowding rate, Poland, 2005 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/poland.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a), Overcrowding rate, Poland, 2005 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/poland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_overcrowding_rate_poland_2025,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc\_lvho05a): Overcrowding rate, Poland, 2005 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/poland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc\_lvho05a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_lvho05a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY - DATA
AU - Eurostat, European Commission
TI - Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a): Overcrowding rate, Poland, 2005 to 2025
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/17
PB - Eurostat, European Commission
DB - Invokely
UR - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table
L2 - https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/poland
Y2 - 2026/10/12
N1 - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/overcrowding-rate/poland.
N1 - Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the overcrowding rate in Poland?
Overcrowding rate in Poland was 30.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2.8 pts from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest overcrowding rate in Poland?
54.1% in 2005, the highest value since 2005 in this series.