Belgium vs Netherlands: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
Belgium
4.6%
in 2025
Netherlands
5.9%
in 2025
Belgium rank
31st
Netherlands rank
29th
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.9% against 4.6% in Belgium, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 29th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 5.8% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 6.7% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by household type - total population, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.9% against 4.6% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by household type - total population between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 1.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 29th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.