Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 31.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Greece, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Greece is 31.1, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Greece peaked at 35.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.1, in 2011.
Greece ranks 12th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24.6 | — |
| 2008 | 23.2 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 21.4 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 21.1 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 23 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 25.7 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 34.1 | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 35.6 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 35.3 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.8 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 31.4 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 31.1 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 30.3 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 28.8 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 26.8 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 31.1 | +16.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 31.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.95, 3.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.07 | 21.4 | 24.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.94 | 21.1 | 35.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6 | 26.8 | 31.1 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Greece was 31.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1 in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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