Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
68.9%
Albania
Lowest
1.2%
Switzerland
Median
12.0%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
964
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 68.9% in Albania; the lowest is 1.2% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.0%, and the mean is 18.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 520.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 70.9%).
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 68.9% | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 2 | Montenegro | 64.0% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 56.7% | 2024 | up 168.7% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 51.8% | 2025 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 48.6% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 6 | Croatia | 35.2% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 6 | Croatia | 35.2% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 8 | Latvia | 32.6% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 8 | Latvia | 32.6% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 31.1% | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 30.0% | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 28.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 27.1% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 25.4% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 25.4% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 24.1% | 2025 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 24.1% | 2025 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 23.3% | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 23.3% | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 16.0% | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 16.0% | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 12.6% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 12.0% | 2025 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 12.0% | 2025 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 7.8% | 2025 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 28 | Iceland | 7.5% | 2020 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 29 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.1% | 2021 | up 18.3% | flat |
| 30 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 7.0% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 5.3% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | France | 4.9% | 2025 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 4.4% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 4.2% | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 3.9% | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 3.8% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 3.5% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 3.3% | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 3.1% | 2025 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Malta | 2.6% | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 2.4% | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 2.4% | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 1.3% | 2025 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Cyprus | 1.2% | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Switzerland | 1.2% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.