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. Measured in Percentage.
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 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.6% | — |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +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 9.9%, 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 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.11 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.93 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3367 % change on previous year (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 35th out of 47 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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