Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
56.9
Montenegro
Lowest
2.1
Cyprus
Median
16.7
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,032
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 56.9 in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.1 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.7, and the mean is 22.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 360.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 64.3%).
Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 56.9 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 54 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 49.4 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 49.4 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 45.1 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 41.9 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 41.9 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 40.2 | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 39.9 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 39.9 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 37.5 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 34 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 34 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 33.7 | 2025 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 33.7 | 2025 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 32.2 | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 32.2 | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 31.7 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 28.2 | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 28.2 | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 27.8 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 19.2 | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 19.2 | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 17.5 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 25 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 16.7 | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 16.3 | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 14.4 | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 14.3 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 29 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 13.9 | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 13.8 | 2025 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 11.6 | 2020 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 11.5 | 2025 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 33 | France | 11.2 | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 11 | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 11 | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 10.3 | 2025 | up 74.6% | flat |
| 37 | Denmark | 9.8 | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 8.1 | 2025 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 7.6 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 6.9 | 2025 | up 360.0% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 6.5 | 2025 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 5.5 | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 5.5 | 2018 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 5.5 | 2018 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 45 | Ireland | 5.4 | 2025 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 45 | Malta | 5.4 | 2025 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 3.7 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands | 3.7 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 2.1 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.