Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Czechia
Czechia: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth was 38.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Czechia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 38.1% for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.1% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Czechia peaked at 38.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2012.
Czechia ranks 6th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 36.3% | — |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -56.2% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +62.3% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -62.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +72.6% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | +54.1% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -36.4% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | +58.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 38.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.3%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 38.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.3%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 9.7% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 24.1% | 38.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Czechia?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Czechia was 38.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- Czechia ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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