Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Germany
Germany: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 16.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Germany is 16.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Germany peaked at 16.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2007.
Germany ranks 12th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.1 | — |
| 2006 | 15.3 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 14 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 15.6 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 14.4 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 15.4 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 14.3 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.9 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 14.3 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.3 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 14.1 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.5 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.1 | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 16.3 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.1 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.3 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.6 | +1.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 16.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.4, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 16.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.88 | 14 | 15.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.6 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.23 | 16 | 16.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Population density 202.93 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Germany?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Germany was 16.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2007.
- How does Germany rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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