Overcrowding rate by household type - total population by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
25.4%
Latvia
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
9.0%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
825
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 25.4% in Latvia; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.0%, and the mean is 9.9%.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 271.4%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 25.4% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 2 | Serbia | 21.0% | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 20.8% | 2025 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 4 | Sweden | 20.4% | 2025 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 16.9% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 15.0% | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Montenegro | 14.9% | 2023 | up 30.7% | flat |
| 8 | Slovakia | 14.2% | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 9 | Austria | 13.8% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 13.2% | 2025 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 12.8% | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 12.6% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 11.8% | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 11.6% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 33.7% | flat |
| 16 | Denmark | 10.3% | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 9.5% | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 18 | France | 9.3% | 2025 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 19 | Iceland | 9.0% | 2020 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 19 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 9.0% | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 8.9% | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 8.8% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 23 | Albania | 8.6% | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 7.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 25 | Norway | 7.6% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 7.3% | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 6.8% | 2025 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 5.9% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2025 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 4.6% | 2025 | up 187.5% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 3.3% | 2025 | up 175.0% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 2.7% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 2.4% | 2025 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 36 | Türkiye | 1.9% | 2025 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2018 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Malta | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |