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EU countries by overcrowding rate

Romania had the highest overcrowding rate of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 48.4%. Cyprus had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 13.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest48.4Romania
Lowest2.4Cyprus
Median13.427 EU countries
European Union (27)17.9History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 15.2 %Belgium: 3.5 %Bulgaria: 42.5 %Cyprus: 2.4 %Czechia: 17.9 %Germany: 7.2 %Denmark: 8.2 %Estonia: 13.4 %Spain: 5.4 %Finland: 6.6 %France: 7.7 %Greece: 28.7 %Croatia: 41.1 %Hungary: 40.4 %Ireland: 3.4 %Italy: 27.8 %Lithuania: 23.7 %Luxembourg: 8.1 %Latvia: 43.2 %Malta: 3 %Netherlands: 4 %Poland: 40.7 %Portugal: 10.3 %Romania: 48.4 %Sweden: 14.4 %Slovenia: 12.6 %Slovakia: 37.9 %
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  • 40 and over
%, 2016. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

Romania: 48.4 %Romania48.4Latvia: 43.2 %Latvia43.2Bulgaria: 42.5 %Bulgaria42.5Croatia: 41.1 %Croatia41.1Poland: 40.7 %Poland40.7Hungary: 40.4 %Hungary40.4Slovakia: 37.9 %Slovakia37.9Greece: 28.7 %Greece28.7Italy: 27.8 %Italy27.8Lithuania: 23.7 %Lithuania23.7Czechia: 17.9 %Czechia17.9Austria: 15.2 %Austria15.2Sweden: 14.4 %Sweden14.4Estonia: 13.4 %Estonia13.4Slovenia: 12.6 %Slovenia12.6Portugal: 10.3 %Portugal10.3Denmark: 8.2 %Denmark8.2Luxembourg: 8.1 %Luxembourg8.1France: 7.7 %France7.7Germany: 7.2 %Germany7.2Finland: 6.6 %Finland6.6Spain: 5.4 %Spain5.4Netherlands: 4 %Netherlands4Belgium: 3.5 %Belgium3.5Ireland: 3.4 %Ireland3.4Malta: 3 %Malta3Cyprus: 2.4 %Cyprus2.4Romania: 48.4 %Romania48.4Latvia: 43.2 %Latvia43.2Bulgaria: 42.5 %Bulgaria42.5Croatia: 41.1 %Croatia41.1Poland: 40.7 %Poland40.7Hungary: 40.4 %Hungary40.4Slovakia: 37.9 %Slovakia37.9Greece: 28.7 %Greece28.7Italy: 27.8 %Italy27.8Lithuania: 23.7 %Lithuania23.7Czechia: 17.9 %Czechia17.9Austria: 15.2 %Austria15.2Sweden: 14.4 %Sweden14.4Estonia: 13.4 %Estonia13.4Slovenia: 12.6 %Slovenia12.6Portugal: 10.3 %Portugal10.3Denmark: 8.2 %Denmark8.2Luxembourg: 8.1 %Luxembourg8.1France: 7.7 %France7.7Germany: 7.2 %Germany7.2Finland: 6.6 %Finland6.6Spain: 5.4 %Spain5.4Netherlands: 4 %Netherlands4Belgium: 3.5 %Belgium3.5Ireland: 3.4 %Ireland3.4Malta: 3 %Malta3Cyprus: 2.4 %Cyprus2.4
%. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Romania48.4-1.3 pts
2Latvia43.2+1.8 pts
3Bulgaria Series break42.5+1.1 pts
4Croatia41.1-0.6 pts
5Poland40.7-2.7 pts
6Hungary40.4-0.7 pts
7Slovakia37.9+0.1 pts
8Greece28.7+0.6 pts
9Italy27.80 pts
10Lithuania23.7-2.7 pts
11Czechia17.9-0.8 pts
12Austria15.2+0.2 pts
13Sweden14.4+0.5 pts
14Estonia13.40 pts
15Slovenia12.6-1.1 pts
16Portugal10.30 pts
17Denmark8.2+0.1 pts
18Luxembourg Series break8.1+1.3 pts
19France7.7+0.3 pts
20Germany7.2+0.2 pts
21Finland6.6-0.1 pts
22Spain5.4-0.1 pts
23Netherlands Series break4+0.7 pts
24Belgium Series break3.5+1.9 pts
25Ireland3.4-0.4 pts
26Malta3-0.8 pts
27Cyprus2.4+1 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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a) (EU countries by overcrowding rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table

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Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a), EU countries by overcrowding rate, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/overcrowding-rate/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). EU countries by overcrowding rate, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/overcrowding-rate/eu-countries?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a), EU countries by overcrowding rate, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/overcrowding-rate/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest overcrowding rate?

Romania, with 48.4% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest overcrowding rate?

Cyprus, with 2.4% in 2016.

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.

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