Population living in slums in Poland
Poland: Population living in slums was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Poland, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in Poland is 4.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 1,587.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Poland peaked at 4.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Poland ranks 115th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +8900.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6829 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Poland?
- Population living in slums in Poland was 4.2% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for population living in slums?
- Poland ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,587.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.