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
20th
of 38 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

024682007201620252007: 5.1 Percentage2008: 4.7 Percentage2009: 3.3 Percentage2010: 3.7 Percentage2011: 5 Percentage2012: 4.1 Percentage2013: 3.5 Percentage2014: 3.7 Percentage2015: 4 Percentage2016: 3 Percentage2017: 3.6 Percentage2018: 2.8 Percentage2019: 3.5 Percentage2020: 5.7 Percentage2021: 5.1 Percentage2022: 5.5 Percentage2023: 6.2 Percentage2024: 7.8 Percentage2025: 7.8 Percentage

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 20th out of 38 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 Hungary 12.0% compare
  2. 17 Portugal 12.0% compare
  3. 19 Slovenia 7.9% compare
  4. 21 Iceland 7.5% compare
  5. 22 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
  6. 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.0% compare

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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 20th out of 38 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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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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