Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person was 31.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.7
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
18th
of 49 countries
All-time high
32.9
in 2003
All-time low
26
in 2009
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 31.7 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Greece peaked at 32.9 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2009.
Greece ranks 18th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.9 | — |
| 2004 | 30.4 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 30.3 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.4 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.3 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.8 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 26 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 27.1 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.7 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29.2 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.2 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.2 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.5 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 30.9 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.5 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 30 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 31.7 | +5.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 31.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.35, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.73 | 26 | 32.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.57 | 26.4 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.78 | 30 | 31.7 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Greece was 31.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9 in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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