Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Poland
Poland: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Poland, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Poland stood at 4.1%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Poland peaked at 10.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2025.
That places Poland 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.5% | — |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +12.1% |
| 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 | 6.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -21.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More urban development data for Poland
- Population in the largest city 8.2% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 16.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.80 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.0433 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 5.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.80 million (2025)
- Population density 119.79 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 11,114 Number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Poland?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Poland was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Poland ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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 Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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