Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.2%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
20.4%
in 2010
All-time low
18.0%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 18.2%.
The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 20.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.4% | — |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.3% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
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 overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2022.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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