Greece vs Italy: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship
Greece
60.0%
in 2025
Italy
50.3%
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
Italy rank
2nd
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 60.0% against 50.3% in Italy, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Italy ranks 2nd of 22 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 31.8% | 3.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 55.3% | 4.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 61.6% | 3.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 60.0% against 50.3% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship between Greece and Italy?
- 9.7%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship?
- Greece ranks 1st and Italy ranks 2nd of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.