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 9.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
9.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 2020
All-time low
8.6%
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

02468102008201420212008: 9.5 Percentage2009: 9 Percentage2010: 9.2 Percentage2011: 9.2 Percentage2012: 9.1 Percentage2013: 9 Percentage2014: 9.1 Percentage2015: 8.6 Percentage2016: 8.7 Percentage2017: 8.7 Percentage2018: 8.7 Percentage2019: 9.1 Percentage2020: 9.6 Percentage2021: 9.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

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 9.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% 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 9.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, 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 23rd of 47 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 Percentage Change
2008 9.5%
2009 9.0% -5.3%
2010 9.2% +2.2%
2011 9.2% +0.0%
2012 9.1% -1.1%
2013 9.0% -1.1%
2014 9.1% +1.1%
2015 8.6% -5.5%
2016 8.7% +1.2%
2017 8.7% +0.0%
2018 8.7% +0.0%
2019 9.1% +4.6%
2020 9.6% +5.5%
2021 9.5% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.2% 9.0% 9.5% 2
2010s 8.9% 8.6% 9.2% 10
2020s 9.6% 9.5% 9.6% 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. 20 Czechia 11.6% compare
  2. 20 North Macedonia 11.6% compare
  3. 22 Denmark 10.3% compare
  4. 24 France 9.3% compare
  5. 25 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 9.0% compare
  6. 25 Iceland 9.0% compare

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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 9.5% 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 9.6% in 2020.
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 8.6% 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 23rd out of 47 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 3.3%. 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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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,003 data points, 2003–2025
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