Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Netherlands

Netherlands: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Netherlands, 2005–2025

0.511.522005201520252005: 1.2 Percentage2006: 0.8 Percentage2007: 1 Percentage2008: 0.8 Percentage2009: 0.5 Percentage2010: 0.8 Percentage2011: 0.8 Percentage2012: 1.4 Percentage2013: 1.2 Percentage2014: 1.9 Percentage2015: 1.8 Percentage2016: 1.8 Percentage2017: 1.8 Percentage2018: 1.4 Percentage2019: 2 Percentage2020: 2.1 Percentage2021: 0.8 Percentage2022: 1 Percentage2023: 1.6 Percentage2024: 1.6 Percentage2025: 1.6 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Netherlands stood at 1.6%.

The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Netherlands peaked at 2.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

That places Netherlands 35th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.5% 1.2% 5
2010s 1.5% 0.8% 2.0% 10
2020s 1.5% 0.8% 2.1% 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 32 Belgium 3.1% compare
  2. 33 Malta 2.6% compare
  3. 34 United Kingdom 2.4% compare
  4. 36 Ireland 1.3% compare
  5. 37 Switzerland 1.2% compare
  6. 37 Cyprus 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Netherlands?
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Netherlands was 1.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Netherlands rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
Netherlands ranks 35th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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