Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 4.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.1% for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Netherlands peaked at 4.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2008.
That places Netherlands 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.9% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +21.1% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.8% compare
- 42 United Kingdom 4.8% compare
- 44 Malta 4.7% compare
- 45 Netherlands 4.1% compare
- 47 Cyprus 2.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Netherlands?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Netherlands was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Netherlands ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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