Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Serbia
Serbia: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.2%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2015
All-time low
18.1%
in 2023
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 18.2% for overcrowding rate by household type - total population in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Serbia peaked at 29.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.7% | — |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 18.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.2%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.2% | 29.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More population data for Serbia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Serbia?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Serbia was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Serbia ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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