Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 12.4 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
12.4
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
22nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
12.6
in 2008
All-time low
10.9
in 2015
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021

0510152008201420212008: 12.62009: 11.52010: 12.32011: 12.22012: 11.82013: 11.22014: 11.22015: 10.92016: 11.22017: 112018: 10.92019: 11.32020: 12.12021: 12.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2021, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 12.4.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 12.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.9, in 2015.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 22nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 12.6 —
2009 11.5 -8.7%
2010 12.3 +7.0%
2011 12.2 -0.8%
2012 11.8 -3.3%
2013 11.2 -5.1%
2014 11.2 +0.0%
2015 10.9 -2.7%
2016 11.2 +2.8%
2017 11 -1.8%
2018 10.9 -0.9%
2019 11.3 +3.7%
2020 12.1 +7.1%
2021 12.4 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.05 11.5 12.6 2
2010s 11.4 10.9 12.3 10
2020s 12.25 12.1 12.4 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 19 Denmark 13.2 compare
  2. 19 Estonia 13.2 compare
  3. 21 Croatia 12.8 compare
  4. 23 France 12 compare
  5. 24 Slovakia 11.8 compare
  6. 25 Iceland 11.5 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

All data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) →

Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 12.4 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2008.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9 in 2015.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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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Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
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Coverage
55 places, 1,032 data points, 2003–2025
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