Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
65.7
Albania
Lowest
1.2
Switzerland
Median
12
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
992
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 65.7 in Albania; the lowest is 1.2 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 12, and the mean is 19.48.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 25 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 | 65.7 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 2 | Montenegro | 64 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 56.7 | 2024 | up 168.7% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 56.7 | 2024 | up 168.7% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 51.8 | 2025 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 48.6 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 48.6 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 35.2 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 35.2 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 10 | Latvia | 32.6 | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Latvia | 32.6 | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 31.1 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 30 | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 28.6 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 27.1 | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 25.4 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 25.4 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 24.1 | 2025 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 24.1 | 2025 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 23.3 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 23.3 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 16 | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 16 | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 12.6 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 12 | 2025 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 12 | 2025 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 7.9 | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 7.9 | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 7.8 | 2025 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 7.5 | 2020 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 7 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 5.3 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | France | 4.9 | 2025 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 35 | Denmark | 4.5 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 4.2 | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 3.9 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 3.8 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 3.5 | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 3.3 | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 3.1 | 2025 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 2.6 | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 2.4 | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 2.4 | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 45 | Netherlands | 1.6 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 1.6 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 1.3 | 2025 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Cyprus | 1.2 | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 48 | 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.