Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Spain
Spain: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2024
All-time low
2.8%
in 2018
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Spain, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Spain is 7.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Spain peaked at 7.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2018.
That places Spain 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.1% | — |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +62.9% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +25.8% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 25 Slovenia 7.9% compare
- 25 Slovenia 7.9% compare
- 28 Iceland 7.5% compare
- 29 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.1% compare
- 30 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.0% compare
More population data for Spain
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6358 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
- Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Spain?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Spain was 7.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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