Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14.3%
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
4th
of 7 regions
All-time high
14.3%
in 2025
All-time low
13.0%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2014–2025

0510152014201920252014: 13 Percentage2015: 13.1 Percentage2016: 13.3 Percentage2017: 13 Percentage2018: 13.2 Percentage2019: 13.5 Percentage2020: 14 Percentage2021: 14.2 Percentage2022: 13.7 Percentage2023: 14 Percentage2024: 14 Percentage2025: 14.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 14.3% for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 14.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2014.

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

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2014 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2014 13.0%
2015 13.1% +0.8%
2016 13.3% +1.5%
2017 13.0% -2.3%
2018 13.2% +1.5%
2019 13.5% +2.3%
2020 14.0% +3.7%
2021 14.2% +1.4%
2022 13.7% -3.5%
2023 14.0% +2.2%
2024 14.0% +0.0%
2025 14.3% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.2% 13.0% 13.5% 6
2020s 14.0% 13.7% 14.3% 6

Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

  1. 1 Montenegro 60.6% compare
  2. 2 Albania 57.1% compare
  3. 3 Serbia 46.0% compare
  4. 4 Romania 40.4% compare
  5. 5 Latvia 38.9% compare
  6. 5 Latvia 38.9% compare
  7. 7 North Macedonia 38.3% compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 14.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2014.
How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 7 regions with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,017 data points, 2003–2025
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