EU countries by overcrowding rate

Romania had the highest overcrowding rate of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 46.3%. Cyprus had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 12.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest46.3Romania

Lowest2.5Cyprus

Median12.627 EU countries

European Union (27)17.1History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Under 6
6 to 9.4
9.4 to 16
16 to 34
34 and over

%, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

%. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Romania	46.3	-0.7 pts
2	Latvia	43.4	+1.5 pts
3	Bulgaria	41.6	-0.3 pts
4	Croatia	39.3	-0.6 pts
5	Poland	39.2	-1.3 pts
6	Slovakia	35.5	-0.9 pts
7	Greece	29.2	+0.2 pts
8	Italy	27.8	+0.7 pts
9	Lithuania	22.8	-0.9 pts
10	Hungary Series break	20.1	-20.4 pts
11	Czechia	15.7	-0.3 pts
12	Sweden	15.2	+1.7 pts
13	Austria	13.5	-1.6 pts
14	Estonia	12.6	-0.9 pts
15	Slovenia	12.5	-0.3 pts
16	Portugal	9.6	+0.3 pts
17	Denmark	9.2	+0.6 pts
18	Luxembourg	8.4	+0.1 pts
19	France	8.2	+0.5 pts
20	Germany	7.4	+0.2 pts
21	Finland	7.3	+1.2 pts
22	Belgium	5.7	+0.9 pts
23	Spain	4.7	-0.4 pts
24	Netherlands	4.1	0 pts
25	Malta	3.4	+0.4 pts
26	Ireland	2.7	-0.1 pts
27	Cyprus	2.5	-0.3 pts

Other periods

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). EU countries by overcrowding rate, 2018. 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=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a), EU countries by overcrowding rate, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest overcrowding rate?

Romania, with 46.3% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest overcrowding rate?

Cyprus, with 2.5% in 2018.

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.