Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Italy
Italy: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 24.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Italy is 24.3, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Italy peaked at 28.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 2009.
Italy ranks 13th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.6 | — |
| 2005 | 24.1 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 24.6 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.3 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.3 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 24.3 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 24.5 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.1 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 27.1 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.8 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 28.3 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 26.1 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 28 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 25.1 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 23.9 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 24.3 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.37 | 23.3 | 25.6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.8 | 24.3 | 28.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.47 | 23.9 | 28 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Italy?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Italy was 24.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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