Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 6.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2018, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom stood at 6.3%.
The figure is up 46.5% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom peaked at 11.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2017.
That places United Kingdom 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.5% | — |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -57.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +46.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -57.4% | 10.1% | 4.3% |
| 2018 | +46.5% | 4.3% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 4.3% | 11.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 37 Hungary 10.4% compare
- 38 Norway 9.4% compare
- 39 Ireland 9.1% compare
- 40 United Kingdom 6.3% compare
- 42 Malta 5.7% compare
- 42 Netherlands 5.7% compare
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 9,459 Thousand heads (animals) (2019)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 275.3 Persons per square kilometre (2020)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.68 Number (2018)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in United Kingdom was 6.3% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- United Kingdom ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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