Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 7.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.2
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
37th
of 49 countries
All-time high
9.3
in 2018
All-time low
2.4
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 37th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.4 | — |
| 2006 | 5.3 | +120.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2 | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 5 | +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 | -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 | -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 | 4.02 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.86 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 7 | 9.3 | 6 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,897 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2142 Percent per annum (2030)
- 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 (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 3,549 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 166,143 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 529.5 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 18.04 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 166,143 (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 37th out of 49 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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