Overcrowding rate in Netherlands

Overcrowding rate in the Netherlands was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

20254.1%
Change on 2024-0.5 pts
Rank26th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high4.82019
Series low1.72008

Overcrowding rate in Netherlands, 2005 to 2025

1234520052008201120142017202020252005: 1.9 %2006: 1.8 %2007: 1.9 %2008: 1.7 %2009: 1.7 %2010: 2 %2011: 1.7 %2012: 2.5 %2013: 2.6 %2014: 3.5 %2015: 3.3 %2016: 4 %2017: 4.1 %2018: 4.1 %2019: 4.8 %2020: 4.8 %2021: 3.4 %2022: 2.9 %2023: 3.8 %2024: 4.6 %2025: 4.1 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 21 values
Period%
20254.1
20244.6
20233.8
20222.9
20213.4
20204.8
20194.8
20184.1
20174.1
20164 Series break
20153.3
20143.5
20132.6
20122.5
20111.7
20102
20091.7
20081.7
20071.9
20061.8
20051.9

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Netherlands4.1
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 Netherlands?

Overcrowding rate in the Netherlands was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 26th 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 Netherlands?

4.8% in 2019, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

Overcrowding rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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