Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Italy

Italy: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 28.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
28.6%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
10th
of 38 countries
All-time high
31.5%
in 2018
All-time low
21.8%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Italy, 2004–2025

01020302004201420252004: 22 Percentage2005: 21.8 Percentage2006: 22.2 Percentage2007: 22.6 Percentage2008: 22.9 Percentage2009: 23.3 Percentage2010: 24.3 Percentage2011: 24.3 Percentage2012: 25.6 Percentage2013: 27.4 Percentage2014: 25.6 Percentage2015: 28.5 Percentage2016: 30 Percentage2017: 29.7 Percentage2018: 31.5 Percentage2019: 31.4 Percentage2020: 27.5 Percentage2021: 28.8 Percentage2022: 28.6 Percentage2023: 28.5 Percentage2024: 27.1 Percentage2025: 28.6 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Italy is 28.6%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Italy peaked at 31.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2005.

Italy ranks 10th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.5% 21.8% 23.3% 6
2010s 27.8% 24.3% 31.5% 10
2020s 28.2% 27.1% 28.8% 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 7 Latvia 32.6% compare
  2. 8 Greece 31.1% compare
  3. 9 Bulgaria 30.0% compare
  4. 11 Türkiye 27.1% compare
  5. 12 Poland 25.4% compare
  6. 13 Lithuania 24.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Italy?
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Italy was 28.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2005.
How does Italy rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
Italy ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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About this data

Indicator
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 791 data points, 2003–2025
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