Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.2% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands peaked at 9.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.4% | — |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +120.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +53.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -16.1% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,897 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2145 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 3,549 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 166,143 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 529.5 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 18.04 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 166,143 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands was 7.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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