Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 8.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.9
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
32nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
23.2
in 2003
All-time low
7.1
in 2022
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 8.9 for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece peaked at 23.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2022.
Greece ranks 32nd of 49 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.
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.2 | — |
| 2004 | 23 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 19.9 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.5 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 14.8 | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 16 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 12.5 | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 15.7 | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 11.6 | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 12.2 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5 | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4 | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.2 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 8 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 7.1 | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 8.9 | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 9.3 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 8.9 | -4.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 8.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.4, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 8.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.06 | 14.8 | 23.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.11 | 7.4 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Greece was 8.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Greece ranks 32nd out of 49 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 21.2%. 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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