Half of young Poles live with their parents
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Apartments in Poland are expensive and rental prices are an insuperable barrier for some. As a consequence around 46 percent of young Poles still live with their parents, Jakub Sawulski writes in his book "Generation '89. Young people about Polish transformation."
According to Sawulski, the high prices of flats and rent are the reason for this situation. This, in turn, is influenced by lack of apartments. "Only in two EU countries the number of flats per 1000 inhabitants is less than 400: Poland - 363 flats and Slovakia - 360 flats. The average in the EU is 480 flats", says the economist and adds that we need 4-5 million more apartments to make Polish statistics match the EU average. The housing market in Poland is also characterized by overcrowding, low standards, and a poorly developed rental market, the author said.
