Statistics Poland counted 1,091,985 dwellings in Warsaw. the 1st largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 585.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 21% above the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 55.3% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

1,091,985

#1 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

585.0

+21% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

58.9

-14% vs BaRN cities avg

Compared to BaRN cities

Average across published BaRN cities with GUS stock data — same scale for both bars.

Dwellings per 1,000
+21% vs BaRN cities avg
Warsaw 585.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
-14% vs BaRN cities avg
Warsaw 58.9 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
+57% vs BaRN cities avg
Warsaw 55.3%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

1,091,985

Dwellings per 1,000

585.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.06

Avg floor area

58.9 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

98.8%

Bathroom in dwelling

98.1%

Sewage system

95.0%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

11,346

Population with water supply

96.3%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

777,790

Condominiums

604,180

Housing co-ops

219,389

Municipal stock

80,708

Social housing waitlist

2,199

GUS stock census counts legal dwellings with a registered address — not vacant units on listing sites. Municipal waitlists measure queue pressure for social housing, not private rental vacancy.