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Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population by country

Countries reporting
49
Highest
53.2
Montenegro
Lowest
2.2
Cyprus
Median
15.7
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,047

What the numbers show

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 53.2 in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.2 in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.7, and the mean is 21.11.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.

Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 312.5%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 64.5%).

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 53.2 2024 down 4.3% rising
2 Albania 52.6 2025 down 17.6% falling
3 Serbia 46 2025 down 13.9% falling
3 Serbia 46 2025 down 13.9% falling
5 Romania 40.4 2025 down 18.7% falling
6 Latvia 38.9 2025 down 6.0% falling
6 Latvia 38.9 2025 down 6.0% falling
8 North Macedonia 38.3 2024 down 17.1% falling
8 North Macedonia 38.3 2024 down 17.1% falling
10 Türkiye 37.8 2025 down 17.8% falling
11 Bulgaria 32.5 2025 down 21.5% falling
12 Croatia 31.8 2025 down 23.7% falling
12 Croatia 31.8 2025 down 23.7% falling
14 Poland 30.9 2025 down 28.8% falling
14 Poland 30.9 2025 down 28.8% falling
16 Greece 28.3 2025 up 0.7% flat
17 Lithuania 27.8 2025 up 5.3% falling
17 Slovakia 27.8 2025 down 26.5% falling
17 Lithuania 27.8 2025 up 5.3% falling
17 Slovakia 27.8 2025 down 26.5% falling
21 Italy 24.3 2025 down 12.6% rising
22 Estonia 17.9 2025 up 33.6% volatile
22 Estonia 17.9 2025 up 33.6% volatile
24 Czechia 16.7 2025 down 10.7% falling
25 Sweden 15.7 2025 up 12.9% rising
26 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6 2019 down 11.9% falling
27 Hungary 14.6 2025 down 64.5% falling
28 Austria 14.2 2025 down 5.3% rising
29 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.2 2021 up 16.8% rising
30 Portugal 12.7 2025 up 23.3% falling
31 Germany 11.7 2025 up 67.1% rising
32 Iceland 11.3 2020 up 56.9% rising
33 France 10.8 2025 up 45.9% flat
34 Slovenia 10.5 2025 down 23.4% volatile
34 Slovenia 10.5 2025 down 23.4% volatile
36 Denmark 9.9 2025 up 22.2% rising
37 Finland 9.5 2025 up 41.8% rising
37 Spain 9.5 2025 up 72.7% flat
39 Luxembourg 8.8 2025 up 29.4% falling
40 Switzerland 7.6 2024 up 11.8% falling
41 Norway 6.8 2025 up 30.8% rising
42 Belgium 6.6 2025 up 312.5% rising
43 Ireland 5.4 2025 up 42.1% falling
44 United Kingdom 4.8 2018 down 26.2% falling
44 United Kingdom 4.8 2018 down 26.2% falling
46 Malta 4.7 2025 up 23.7% falling
47 Netherlands 4.1 2025 up 24.2% rising
47 Netherlands 4.1 2025 up 24.2% rising
49 Cyprus 2.2 2025 up 57.1% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
56 places, 1,047 data points, 2003–2025
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