Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in France
France: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in France stood at 11.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in France peaked at 11.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2014.
France ranks 31st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.6% | — |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 11.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in France?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in France was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2014.
- How does France rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- France ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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