Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 9.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.9
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 7 regions
All-time high
11.1
in 2010
All-time low
9.8
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 9.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 11.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.1 | — |
| 2011 | 10.9 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.46 | 10 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.12 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 9.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 7 regions with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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