Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 13.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
13.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 49 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 2020
All-time low
11.3
in 2011
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021

0510152008201420212008: 11.52009: 11.52010: 11.62011: 11.32012: 11.52013: 11.72014: 11.82015: 12.12016: 12.32017: 12.12018: 12.32019: 12.62020: 13.22021: 13.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 13.2 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 13.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.3, in 2011.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 11.5 —
2009 11.5 +0.0%
2010 11.6 +0.9%
2011 11.3 -2.6%
2012 11.5 +1.8%
2013 11.7 +1.7%
2014 11.8 +0.9%
2015 12.1 +2.5%
2016 12.3 +1.7%
2017 12.1 -1.6%
2018 12.3 +1.7%
2019 12.6 +2.4%
2020 13.2 +4.8%
2021 13.2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5 11.5 11.5 2
2010s 11.93 11.3 12.6 10
2020s 13.2 13.2 13.2 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 26 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6 compare
  2. 27 Hungary 14.6 compare
  3. 28 Austria 14.2 compare
  4. 30 Portugal 12.7 compare
  5. 31 Germany 11.7 compare
  6. 32 Iceland 11.3 compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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All data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) →

Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 13.2 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 2020.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3 in 2011.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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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Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
56 places, 1,047 data points, 2003–2025
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