Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
64.2
Albania
Lowest
2.3
Cyprus
Median
16.85
Years covered
23
2003β2025
Data points
788
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 64.2 in Albania; the lowest is 2.3 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.85, and the mean is 22.84.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 18 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 | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 44.7 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 43.6 | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 40 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 38.3 | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 35 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 33.7 | 2025 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 10 | Slovak Republic | 32.7 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 29 | 2025 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 12 | Greece | 28.7 | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 27.7 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 23.4 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Czechia | 22.8 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 20.5 | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 17 | France | 19.8 | 2025 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 16.9 | 2025 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 16.8 | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 19 | 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 |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 16 | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 15.4 | 2025 | up 366.7% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 14.1 | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 13.9 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 13.7 | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 26 | Iceland | 12.9 | 2020 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 12.4 | 2025 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 11.9 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 10.5 | 2025 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 10.4 | 2025 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 9.4 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 9.1 | 2025 | up 93.6% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 6.3 | 2018 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands | 5.7 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 5.7 | 2025 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 36 | Cyprus | 2.3 | 2025 | up 91.7% | rising |