Greece vs Italy: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth
Greece
60.3%
in 2021
Italy
43.0%
in 2025
Greece rank
2nd
Italy rank
5th
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 60.3% against 43.0% in Italy, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 5th of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 31.2% | 2.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 53.1% | 4.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 60.3% against 43.0% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth between Greece and Italy?
- 17.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- Greece ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 5th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.