Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person was 13.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2021, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 13.9. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 13.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6, in 2011.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.8 | — |
| 2009 | 12 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.1 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.2 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.8 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.7 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.9 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.2 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.9 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 13.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.43 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 115.13 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.55 (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2 (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9 (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6 (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 12.4 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 13.9 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 in 2011.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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