diff --git a/src/gc.c b/src/gc.c
index 48b28831a5985..446f784464575 100644
--- a/src/gc.c
+++ b/src/gc.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,38 @@ int jl_gc_classify_pools(size_t sz, int *osize)
 
 // sweep phase
 
+gc_fragmentation_stat_t gc_page_fragmentation_stats[JL_GC_N_POOLS];
+
+extern gc_fragmentation_stat_t gc_page_fragmentation_stats[JL_GC_N_POOLS];
+
+STATIC_INLINE void gc_update_page_fragmentation_data(jl_gc_pagemeta_t *pg) JL_NOTSAFEPOINT
+{
+#ifdef GC_MEASURE_PAGE_FRAGMENTATION
+    gc_fragmentation_stat_t *stats = &gc_page_fragmentation_stats[pg->pool_n];
+    jl_atomic_fetch_add(&stats->n_freed_objs, pg->nfree);
+    jl_atomic_fetch_add(&stats->n_pages_allocd, 1);
+#endif
+}
+
+STATIC_INLINE void gc_dump_page_utilization_data(void) JL_NOTSAFEPOINT
+{
+#ifdef GC_MEASURE_PAGE_FRAGMENTATION
+    for (int i = 0; i < JL_GC_N_POOLS; i++) {
+        gc_fragmentation_stat_t *stats = &gc_page_fragmentation_stats[i];
+        double utilization = 1.0;
+        size_t n_freed_objs = jl_atomic_load_relaxed(&stats->n_freed_objs);
+        size_t n_pages_allocd = jl_atomic_load_relaxed(&stats->n_pages_allocd);
+        if (n_pages_allocd != 0) {
+            utilization -= ((double)n_freed_objs * (double)jl_gc_sizeclasses[i]) / (double)n_pages_allocd / (double)GC_PAGE_SZ;
+        }
+        jl_safe_printf("Size class %d: %.2f%% utilization\n", jl_gc_sizeclasses[i], utilization * 100.0);
+        jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&stats->n_freed_objs, 0);
+        jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&stats->n_pages_allocd, 0);
+    }
+    jl_safe_printf("-----------------------------------------\n");
+#endif
+}
+
 int64_t buffered_pages = 0;
 
 // Returns pointer to terminal pointer of list rooted at *pfl.
@@ -1498,6 +1530,7 @@ static void gc_sweep_page(jl_gc_pool_t *p, jl_gc_page_stack_t *allocd, jl_gc_pag
             push_lf_back(&global_page_pool_lazily_freed, pg);
         }
     }
+    gc_update_page_fragmentation_data(pg);
     gc_time_count_page(freedall, pg_skpd);
     jl_ptls_t ptls = gc_all_tls_states[pg->thread_n];
     jl_atomic_fetch_add(&ptls->gc_num.pool_live_bytes, GC_PAGE_SZ - GC_PAGE_OFFSET - nfree * osize);
@@ -1711,6 +1744,7 @@ static void gc_sweep_pool(void)
 #else
     gc_free_pages();
 #endif
+    gc_dump_page_utilization_data();
     gc_time_pool_end(current_sweep_full);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gc.h b/src/gc.h
index 83ee948b7c509..0ce8821386090 100644
--- a/src/gc.h
+++ b/src/gc.h
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ STATIC_INLINE jl_gc_pagemeta_t *pop_lf_back(jl_gc_page_stack_t *pool) JL_NOTSAFE
     }
 }
 
+// data structures for tracking fragmentation in the pool allocator
+// #define GC_MEASURE_PAGE_FRAGMENTATION
+
+typedef struct {
+    _Atomic(size_t) n_freed_objs;
+    _Atomic(size_t) n_pages_allocd;
+} gc_fragmentation_stat_t;
+
 #ifdef _P64
 #define REGION0_PG_COUNT (1 << 16)
 #define REGION1_PG_COUNT (1 << 16)