At the end of 2024, Poland’s housing stock reached almost 16 million dwellings, an increase of 1.2% compared with the previous year, according to Statistics Poland. The total useful floor area expanded by 1.4% to just over 1.2 billion square metres, while the number of rooms rose by 1.1% to 61.2 million. Urban areas accounted for 10.8 million dwellings with 704 million square metres of floor area, while rural areas had 5.1 million dwellings with 503 million square metres. Growth in new dwellings was more pronounced in urban locations, which saw an increase of 138,900 units (1.3%), compared with 47,600 in rural areas (0.9%). Housing conditions showed modest improvements. The average dwelling size rose to 75.6 m², and the average space per person increased from 31.6 m² in 2023 to 32.2 m² in 2024. Rural dwellings remained larger, averaging 98.1 m² compared with 64.9 m² in urban areas. There were 426 dwellings per 1,000 residents nationwide, up from 419 a year earlier. The share of dwellings fitted with modern installations remained high: 97.8% with water supply, 95.3% with lavatories, 93.9% with bathrooms and 59.1% with gas installations. However, disparities persisted, with urban homes better equipped than rural ones. Ownership patterns continued to be dominated by private individuals, who held nearly 13.1 million dwellings—about 88% of the total floor area. Housing cooperatives accounted for almost 1.9 million dwellings, while municipal stocks declined to around 756,000. State Treasury holdings remained minimal at 29,000 units. In 2024, close to 91,000 dwellings were sold to private owners, mostly from housing cooperatives and municipal stocks. At the same time, municipalities managed nearly 596,000 rental dwellings, down 1.2% year-on-year, and around 119,000 households remained on waiting lists for municipal housing, a 3.6% decrease compared to 2023. Housing allowances continued to support households. More than 2.7 million payments were made in 2024, slightly fewer than in 2023, but the total value rose to PLN 898.4 million. The average allowance increased to PLN 329 per month. Land availability for housing also remained stable. Municipalities held just over 24,000 hectares for housing construction, with almost 63% located in urban areas. More than 80% of plots handed to investors in 2024 were designated for single-family housing.