Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany
Germany: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 11.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany is 11.7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany peaked at 11.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2005.
Germany ranks 31st of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.3 | — |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5 | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 7 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 7 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7.8 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 10.2 | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 11.4 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.5 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 11.7 | +1.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 11.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 11.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +30.8% | 7.8 | 10.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.88 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.03 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Population density 202.93 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Germany was 11.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Germany ranks 31st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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