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
43rd
of 47 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
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 43rd out of 47 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.
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.2% | — |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +58.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -61.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +60.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 16% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 40 Malta 2.6% compare
- 41 United Kingdom 2.4% compare
- 41 United Kingdom 2.4% compare
- 43 Netherlands 1.6% compare
- 45 Ireland 1.3% compare
- 46 Switzerland 1.2% compare
- 46 Cyprus 1.2% compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
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 43rd out of 47 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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