Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 7.3% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece peaked at 15.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2018.
Greece ranks 26th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 15.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 116,450 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.33 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece was 7.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Greece ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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