Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Germany
Germany: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 3.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Germany stood at 3.9. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Germany peaked at 3.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2010.
That places Germany 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.6 | — |
| 2010 | 2.1 | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 3 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.5 | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2 | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.9 | +8.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.95, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.5, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.71 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Population density 202.93 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Germany?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Germany was 3.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Germany ranks 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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