Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Austria

Austria: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 19.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
19.3%
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
5th
of 47 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 2025
All-time low
11.0%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Austria, 2003–2025

051015202003201420252003: 11 Percentage2004: 16.7 Percentage2005: 14.7 Percentage2006: 16.7 Percentage2007: 16 Percentage2008: 14.3 Percentage2009: 14.3 Percentage2010: 14.1 Percentage2011: 16.6 Percentage2012: 18.2 Percentage2013: 14.9 Percentage2014: 18.5 Percentage2015: 17.5 Percentage2016: 15.8 Percentage2017: 18.6 Percentage2018: 18.3 Percentage2019: 18.6 Percentage2020: 17.6 Percentage2021: 16.4 Percentage2022: 16 Percentage2023: 15.4 Percentage2024: 16.9 Percentage2025: 19.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Austria recorded 19.3% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Austria peaked at 19.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2003.

That places Austria 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Austria, 2003 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2003 11.0% —
2004 16.7% +51.8%
2005 14.7% -12.0%
2006 16.7% +13.6%
2007 16.0% -4.2%
2008 14.3% -10.6%
2009 14.3% +0.0%
2010 14.1% -1.4%
2011 16.6% +17.7%
2012 18.2% +9.6%
2013 14.9% -18.1%
2014 18.5% +24.2%
2015 17.5% -5.4%
2016 15.8% -9.7%
2017 18.6% +17.7%
2018 18.3% -1.6%
2019 18.6% +1.6%
2020 17.6% -5.4%
2021 16.4% -6.8%
2022 16.0% -2.4%
2023 15.4% -3.7%
2024 16.9% +9.7%
2025 19.3% +14.2%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 19.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.2%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 19.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.8% 11.0% 16.7% 7
2010s 17.1% 14.1% 18.6% 10
2020s 16.9% 15.4% 19.3% 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 2 Latvia 25.4% compare
  2. 3 Sweden 23.6% compare
  3. 4 Finland 23.1% compare
  4. 6 Poland 18.3% compare
  5. 7 Serbia 18.2% compare
  6. 8 Estonia 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Austria?
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Austria was 19.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2003.
How does Austria rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
Austria ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,004 data points, 2003–2025
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