Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Portugal
Portugal: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.0%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
23rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2005
All-time low
7.3%
in 2017
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.0% for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Portugal peaked at 12.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2017.
Portugal ranks 23rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.0% | — |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 12.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 12.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More population data for Portugal
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Portugal?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Portugal was 12.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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