Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without was 16.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2008
All-time low
16.7%
in 2018
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019

051015202008201320192008: 19.4 Percentage2009: 18.9 Percentage2010: 18.9 Percentage2011: 18.1 Percentage2012: 18 Percentage2013: 18.1 Percentage2014: 17.7 Percentage2015: 17.9 Percentage2016: 17.7 Percentage2017: 16.9 Percentage2018: 16.7 Percentage2019: 16.7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 16.7% for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 19.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2018.

That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008 to 2019.
Year Percentage Change
2008 19.4%
2009 18.9% -2.6%
2010 18.9% +0.0%
2011 18.1% -4.2%
2012 18.0% -0.6%
2013 18.1% +0.6%
2014 17.7% -2.2%
2015 17.9% +1.1%
2016 17.7% -1.1%
2017 16.9% -4.5%
2018 16.7% -1.2%
2019 16.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.1% 18.9% 19.4% 2
2010s 17.7% 16.7% 18.9% 10

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 20 Estonia 19.2% compare
  2. 20 Estonia 19.2% compare
  3. 22 Czechia 17.5% compare
  4. 24 Hungary 16.3% compare
  5. 25 Sweden 14.4% compare
  6. 26 Austria 14.3% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 16.7% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2018.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
53 places, 1,003 data points, 2003–2025
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