Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
64.2%
Albania
Lowest
2.3%
Cyprus
Median
19.8%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
966
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 64.2% in Albania; the lowest is 2.3% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.8%, and the mean is 23.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 366.7%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 73.4%).
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 64.2% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Serbia | 52.8% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 45.0% | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 45.0% | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 44.7% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 43.6% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 40.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 38.3% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 38.3% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 35.0% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 35.0% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 33.7% | 2025 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 33.7% | 2025 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 32.7% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 32.7% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 29.0% | 2025 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 28.7% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 27.7% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 23.4% | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Estonia | 23.4% | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 22.8% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 20.5% | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 23 | France | 19.8% | 2025 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 16.9% | 2025 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 25 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 16.8% | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 16.8% | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 27 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 16.0% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 15.4% | 2025 | up 366.7% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 14.1% | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 13.9% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 13.7% | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 32 | Iceland | 12.9% | 2020 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 12.4% | 2025 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovenia | 12.4% | 2025 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Switzerland | 11.9% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 10.4% | 2025 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 9.4% | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 9.1% | 2025 | up 93.6% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 6.3% | 2018 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 6.3% | 2018 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 5.7% | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 5.7% | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 42 | Malta | 5.7% | 2025 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 45 | Cyprus | 2.3% | 2025 | up 91.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.