Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17) by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
61.7
Serbia
Lowest
4
Cyprus
Median
25.4
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
464
What the numbers show
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 61.7 in Serbia; the lowest is 4 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.4, and the mean is 28.97.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 353.8%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 59.4%).
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 61.7 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 1 | Serbia | 61.7 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 61.5 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 53.4 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 53.4 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 53 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 52.1 | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 52.1 | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 50.7 | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 10 | Croatia | 42.9 | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 42.9 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 42.9 | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 40.4 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 40.4 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 36.9 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 35.8 | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 35.8 | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 27.4 | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 27.4 | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 27.2 | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 25.4 | 2025 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 22.9 | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 21.8 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 21.4 | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 19 | 2025 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 26 | France | 18.4 | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 17.1 | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 17.1 | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 14.9 | 2025 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 12.6 | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 12.4 | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 11.8 | 2025 | up 353.8% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 11.6 | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 11 | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 10.1 | 2025 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 9.7 | 2025 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 9.6 | 2025 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 5.9 | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 5.7 | 2025 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 5.7 | 2025 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 4 | 2025 | up 185.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.