Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 16.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 16.8% for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in 2019.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 18.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2017.
That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.7% | — |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.2% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
More population data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 15.6% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 35.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.4% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 12.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 43.1% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 25.0% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without 16.7% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 9.0% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 35.8% (2019)
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and 1,849 Thousand (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 16.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2017.
- How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 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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