Total population considering their dwelling as too dark by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
17.2%
Türkiye
Lowest
2.5%
Iceland
Median
5.2%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
670

What the numbers show

Total population considering their dwelling as too dark is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 17.2% in Türkiye; the lowest is 2.5% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 5.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 61.4%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 54.0%).

Total population considering their dwelling as too dark: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 17.2% 2023 down 31.7% falling
2 France 10.6% 2023 up 34.2% rising
3 United Kingdom 10.0% 2018 down 2.0% falling
4 Malta 9.3% 2023 up 29.2% rising
5 Hungary 9.2% 2023 up 8.2% falling
6 Spain 8.4% 2023 up 29.2% falling
7 Portugal 8.1% 2023 down 9.0% falling
8 Switzerland 7.2% 2023 up 4.3% rising
9 Germany 7.1% 2023 up 61.4% rising
9 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.1% 2020 up 18.3% falling
11 Ireland 6.9% 2023 up 15.0% falling
12 Austria 6.6% 2023 up 32.0% falling
12 Lithuania 6.6% 2023 down 12.0% falling
14 Italy 6.4% 2023 down 12.3% falling
15 Greece 6.1% 2023 down 7.6% falling
16 Montenegro 5.7% 2023 down 26.9% falling
17 Latvia 5.5% 2023 down 38.9% falling
18 Belgium 5.4% 2023 up 35.0% falling
19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.3% 2019 down 20.9% falling
20 Serbia 5.1% 2023 down 37.8% falling
21 Cyprus 5.0% 2023 up 4.2% falling
21 Sweden 5.0% 2023 down 18.0% rising
23 Romania 4.8% 2023 down 34.2% falling
24 Norway 4.5% 2023 up 32.4% falling
24 Slovenia 4.5% 2023 down 30.8% falling
26 Finland 4.4% 2023 up 12.8% falling
26 Luxembourg 4.4% 2023 down 42.1% flat
28 North Macedonia 4.0% 2023 up 21.2% falling
29 Slovakia 3.7% 2023 up 19.4% falling
30 Netherlands 3.5% 2023 down 2.8% falling
31 Poland 3.3% 2023 down 43.1% falling
31 Croatia 3.3% 2023 down 45.9% falling
33 Bulgaria 3.1% 2023 down 47.5% falling
34 Estonia 3.0% 2023 down 37.5% falling
34 Denmark 3.0% 2023 down 16.7% falling
36 Czechia 2.9% 2023 down 23.7% falling
36 Albania 2.9% 2023 down 54.0% falling
38 Iceland 2.5% 2020 up 13.6% rising

About this data

Indicator
Total population considering their dwelling as too dark
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 670 data points, 2003–2023
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