EU countries by overcrowding rate, 2025
Romania had the highest overcrowding rate of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 40.4%. Cyprus had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 14.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2025 (%) | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 40.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 2 | Latvia | 38.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 32.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 4 | Croatia | 31.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 5 | Poland | 30.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 6 | Greece | 28.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 7 | Lithuania Provisional | 27.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 7 | Slovakia | 27.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 9 | Italy | 24.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 10 | Estonia | 17.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 11 | Czechia | 16.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 12 | Sweden | 15.7 | -1 pts |
| 13 | Hungary | 14.6 | 0 pts |
| 14 | Austria | 14.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 15 | Portugal | 12.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 16 | Germany | 11.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 17 | France | 10.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 18 | Slovenia | 10.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | Denmark | 9.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 20 | Finland | 9.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 20 | Spain | 9.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 22 | Luxembourg Series break | 8.8 | +2 pts |
| 23 | Belgium | 6.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 24 | Ireland | 5.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 25 | Malta | 4.7 | +1 pts |
| 26 | Netherlands | 4.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 27 | Cyprus | 2.2 | -0.2 pts |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which EU country has the highest overcrowding rate?
Romania, with 40.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest overcrowding rate?
Cyprus, with 2.2% in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12.