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. Measured in Percentage.
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 10th of 47 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 | Percentage | 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 | 23.0% | +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 9.9%, 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 | 23.1% | 21.4% | 24.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 21.1% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 26.8% | 31.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6991 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.38 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6659 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4091 Percent per annum (2030)
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 10th out of 47 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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