Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in France
France: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
France recorded 9.3% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in France peaked at 14.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2016.
That places France 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 16 Denmark 10.3% compare
- 17 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 9.5% compare
- 19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 9.0% compare
- 19 Iceland 9.0% compare
- 21 Bulgaria 8.9% compare
More population data for France
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 125.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.16 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 721,771 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.63 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in France?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in France was 9.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
- How does France rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- France ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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