Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 4.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 4.8%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 41.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 8.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2017.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.7% | — |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -57.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 3.4% | 8.0% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 4.8% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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