Housing cost overburden in Poland

Share of people in households that spend more than 40% of their disposable income on housing: everyone, and people at risk of poverty. All figures for Poland

Latest housing cost overburden in Poland
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Everyone	4.1%	2025	5th lowest of 27	−2.0 pp	EU lowest 2.4%EU highest 26.4%
At risk of poverty	21.9%	2025	11th lowest of 27	−2.5 pp	EU lowest 7.6%EU highest 82.6%

Where Poland stands

Every EU country, highest first

Everyone (%) · 5th lowest of 27

Greece26.4
Denmark23.4
Germany11.2
Sweden10.8
Estonia8.8
Czechia8.2
Luxembourg8.1
Spain7.2
Bulgaria6.9
Belgium6.7
Netherlands6.5
France6.4
Portugal6.3
Austria6.1
Malta6.0
Latvia5.7
Lithuania5.7
Hungary5.3
Ireland5.3
Italy5.0
Romania5.0
Finland4.7
Poland4.1
Slovakia3.5
Slovenia3.5
Croatia3.2
Cyprus2.4

At risk of poverty (%) · 11th lowest of 27

Greece82.6
Denmark69.5
Sweden46.8
Czechia43.4
Germany35.0
Estonia33.3
Austria32.1
Belgium31.3
Luxembourg30.4
Netherlands29.9
Spain28.3
Bulgaria27.0
France25.4
Portugal24.4
Malta23.0
Latvia22.3
Poland21.9
Italy21.7
Hungary21.2
Finland20.7
Lithuania20.2
Slovenia18.7
Ireland17.1
Romania16.9
Slovakia15.4
Croatia14.9
Cyprus7.6

Housing cost overburden, history

All 21 values: Everyone

Period	%
2025	4.1
2024	5.2
2023	5.9
2022	5.6
2021	5.7
2020	4.9
2019	6.0
2018	6.2
2017	6.7
2016	7.7
2015	8.7
2014	9.6
2013	10.3
2012	10.5
2011	10.2
2010	9.1
2009	8.2
2008	9.7
2007	10.5
2006	12.0
2005	16.5

All 21 values: At risk of poverty

Period	%
2025	21.9
2024	26.2
2023	29.1
2022	28.9
2021	27.9
2020	23.5
2019	26.3
2018	28.1
2017	30.4
2016	29.6
2015	30.7
2014	32.0
2013	33.5
2012	36.1
2011	35.7
2010	30.5
2009	28.3
2008	32.1
2007	33.1
2006	35.2
2005	46.5

Cite this figure

allfigures, “Everyone, Poland, 2025: 4.1%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/housing-burden/poland, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.