Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
60.6
Montenegro
Lowest
2.2
Cyprus
Median
14.2
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
839
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 60.6 in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.2 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.2, and the mean is 19.72.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 16 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 60.6 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 57.1 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 46 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 40.4 | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 38.9 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 38.3 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 32.5 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 31.8 | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 30.9 | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 28.3 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 27.8 | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 27.8 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 24.3 | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 17.9 | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Czechia | 16.7 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 15.7 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | Hungary | 14.6 | 2025 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 14.2 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | Portugal | 12.7 | 2025 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 11.7 | 2025 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 11.3 | 2020 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 24 | France | 10.8 | 2025 | up 45.9% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 10.5 | 2025 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Denmark | 9.9 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 9.5 | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 9.5 | 2025 | up 72.7% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 8.8 | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 7.6 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 6.8 | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 6.6 | 2025 | up 312.5% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 5.4 | 2025 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 4.8 | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 4.7 | 2025 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 4.1 | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 2.2 | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |