Overcrowding rate in European Union (27)

Overcrowding rate in the European Union (27) was 16.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024.

202516.8%
Change on 2024-0.1 pts
Series high19.12010
Series low16.82022

Overcrowding rate in European Union (27), 2010 to 2025

16.51717.51818.51919.52010201320162019202220252010: 19.1 %2011: 18.4 %2012: 18.4 %2013: 18.3 %2014: 18.1 %2015: 18.1 %2016: 17.9 %2017: 17.5 %2018: 17.1 %2019: 17.1 %2020: 17.4 %2021: 17.3 %2022: 16.8 %2023: 16.8 %2024: 16.9 %2025: 16.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 16 values
Period%
202516.8
202416.9
202316.8
202216.8
202117.3
202017.4
201917.1
201817.1 Estimated
201717.5 Estimated
201617.9 Estimated
201518.1 Estimated
201418.1 Estimated
201318.3 Estimated
201218.4 Estimated
201118.4 Estimated
201019.1 Estimated

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 European Union (27)?

Overcrowding rate in the European Union (27) was 16.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024.

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 European Union (27)?

19.1% in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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