Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or was 25.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
25.3%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
25.6%
in 2020
All-time low
24.0%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 25.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 25.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2018.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.8% | — |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.9% | 25.6% | 6 |
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More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 25.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2018.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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