Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth was 30.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 30.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 30.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.6% | — |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -51.6% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +94.9% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +51.5% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.4% | 13.6% | 28.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 20.2% | 30.6% | 6 |
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More population data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 352.72 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million Number (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 30.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 4 regions with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of country of birth rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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