Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Poland's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 3.8% compared to 2023, reaching 37.9.

Poland accounts for 186.7% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

Poland ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.8% (from 39.0 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi174, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.