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
30th
of 47 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 30th of 47 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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.2% | — |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +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 | 8.0% | -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 11.2%, 79% 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 | 20.1% | 14.8% | 23.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6991 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.38 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6659 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4091 Percent per annum (2030)
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 30th out of 47 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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