Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 7.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7.0%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
30th
of 47 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2009
All-time low
6.8%
in 2018
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019

024682008201320192008: 7.9 Percentage2009: 8.4 Percentage2010: 7.5 Percentage2011: 7.4 Percentage2012: 7.6 Percentage2013: 8 Percentage2014: 7.3 Percentage2015: 7.7 Percentage2016: 7.6 Percentage2017: 7 Percentage2018: 6.8 Percentage2019: 7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 7.0% for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 8.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2018.

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008 to 2019.
Year Percentage Change
2008 7.9%
2009 8.4% +6.3%
2010 7.5% -10.7%
2011 7.4% -1.3%
2012 7.6% +2.7%
2013 8.0% +5.3%
2014 7.3% -8.8%
2015 7.7% +5.5%
2016 7.6% -1.3%
2017 7.0% -7.9%
2018 6.8% -2.9%
2019 7.0% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.2% 7.9% 8.4% 2
2010s 7.4% 6.8% 8.0% 10

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 27 Spain 7.8% compare
  2. 28 Iceland 7.5% compare
  3. 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% compare
  4. 31 Sweden 5.3% compare
  5. 32 France 4.9% compare
  6. 33 Denmark 4.4% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 7.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2018.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 963 data points, 2003–2025
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