Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in France
France: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 4.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4.9%
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
25th
of 38 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2009
All-time low
3.3%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in France, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in France is 4.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in France peaked at 5.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2019.
France ranks 25th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 22 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
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.0% compare
- 24 Sweden 5.3% compare
- 26 Denmark 4.4% compare
- 27 Norway 4.2% compare
- 28 Germany 3.9% compare
More population data for France
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 125.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.16 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 721,771 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.63 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in France?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in France was 4.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- How does France rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- France ranks 25th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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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