Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Belgium
Belgium: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.6% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 187.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Belgium peaked at 7.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 31st of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 6 |
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More population data for Belgium
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 183,551 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.37 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Belgium?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Belgium was 4.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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