Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Italy
Italy: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Italy is 6.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Italy peaked at 9.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2009.
That places Italy 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More population data for Italy
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 119.63 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.26 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 312,849 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.19 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Italy?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Italy was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Italy ranks 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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