Overcrowding rate in Belgium

Overcrowding rate in Belgium was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

20256.6%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank23rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high8.52003
Series low1.62012

Overcrowding rate in Belgium, 2003 to 2025

02468102003200720112015201920252003: 8.5 %2004: 4.4 %2005: 4 %2006: 3.6 %2007: 3.8 %2008: 4.1 %2009: 3.9 %2010: 4.2 %2011: 2.2 %2012: 1.6 %2013: 2 %2014: 2 %2015: 1.6 %2016: 3.5 %2017: 4.8 %2018: 5.7 %2019: 5.6 %2020: 5.8 %2021: 5.9 %2022: 6 %2023: 5.7 %2024: 6.5 %2025: 6.6 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 23 values
Period%
20256.6
20246.5
20235.7
20226
20215.9
20205.8
20195.6 Series break
20185.7
20174.8
20163.5 Series break
20151.6
20142
20132
20121.6
20112.2
20104.2
20093.9
20084.1
20073.8
20063.6
20054
20044.4
20038.5

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Belgium6.6
European Union (27)16.8

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population living in a dwelling with fewer rooms than the EU standard for the household: one room for the household, one per couple, one per single person aged 18 or over, one per pair of children of the same sex aged 12 to 17, one per single child aged 12 to 17 not in such a pair, and one per pair of children under 12 (EU-SILC).

The reference year is the survey year.

How to cite

Eurostat. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the overcrowding rate in Belgium?

Overcrowding rate in Belgium was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest overcrowding rate in Belgium?

8.5% in 2003, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

Overcrowding rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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