Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 16.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
27th
of 45 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2020
All-time low
13.3%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021

0510152008201420212008: 13.3 Percentage2009: 13.4 Percentage2010: 13.7 Percentage2011: 13.4 Percentage2012: 15 Percentage2013: 14.7 Percentage2014: 14.9 Percentage2015: 14.6 Percentage2016: 14.6 Percentage2017: 14.2 Percentage2018: 14.5 Percentage2019: 15.2 Percentage2020: 16.3 Percentage2021: 16 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2021, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 16.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 16.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2008.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2008 13.3%
2009 13.4% +0.8%
2010 13.7% +2.2%
2011 13.4% -2.2%
2012 15.0% +11.9%
2013 14.7% -2.0%
2014 14.9% +1.4%
2015 14.6% -2.0%
2016 14.6% +0.0%
2017 14.2% -2.7%
2018 14.5% +2.1%
2019 15.2% +4.8%
2020 16.3% +7.2%
2021 16.0% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4% 13.3% 13.4% 2
2010s 14.5% 13.4% 15.2% 10
2020s 16.1% 16.0% 16.3% 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 24 Germany 16.9% compare
  2. 25 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.8% compare
  3. 25 Luxembourg 16.8% compare
  4. 28 Belgium 15.4% compare
  5. 29 Finland 14.1% compare
  6. 30 Denmark 13.9% compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 16.0% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2008.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 966 data points, 2003–2025
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