Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
14.2%
Romania
Lowest
0.0%
Germany
Median
0.7%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
791

What the numbers show

Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 14.2% in Romania; the lowest is 0.0% in Germany.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 1.7%.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).

Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Romania 14.2% 2023 down 58.5% falling
2 Latvia 6.9% 2023 down 59.4% falling
2 Latvia 6.9% 2023 down 59.4% falling
4 Lithuania 5.4% 2023 down 58.1% falling
4 Lithuania 5.4% 2023 down 58.1% falling
6 Estonia 5.2% 2020 down 56.3% falling
6 Estonia 5.2% 2020 down 56.3% falling
8 Bulgaria 4.9% 2023 down 64.5% falling
9 Albania 3.9% 2023 down 35.0% falling
10 Denmark 2.1% 2020 up 162.5% rising
11 Serbia 1.9% 2020 down 55.8% falling
12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 1.7% 2019 down 37.0% falling
13 Hungary 1.6% 2020 down 63.6% falling
14 North Macedonia 1.2% 2023 down 81.0% volatile
15 Montenegro 1.1% 2020 down 62.1% falling
16 Croatia 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% falling
16 Croatia 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% falling
18 Italy 0.8% 2023 up 33.3% rising
18 France 0.8% 2023 up 60.0% falling
18 Poland 0.8% 2023 down 78.4% volatile
18 Poland 0.8% 2023 down 78.4% volatile
22 Türkiye 0.7% 2023 down 74.1% volatile
22 Slovakia 0.7% 2020 up 133.3% volatile
22 Slovakia 0.7% 2020 up 133.3% volatile
25 Belgium 0.6% 2023 down 14.3% falling
26 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.5% 2020 unchanged rising
26 Norway 0.5% 2020 up 400.0% volatile
26 Cyprus 0.5% 2020 down 54.5% falling
26 Austria 0.5% 2023 up 150.0% volatile
30 Portugal 0.4% 2023 down 63.6% volatile
31 United Kingdom 0.3% 2018 unchanged rising
31 Greece 0.3% 2023 down 66.7% volatile
31 United Kingdom 0.3% 2018 unchanged rising
31 Finland 0.3% 2020 down 62.5% falling
35 Spain 0.2% 2020 — volatile
35 Czechia 0.2% 2020 down 60.0% volatile
37 Sweden 0.1% 2020 down 83.3% volatile
37 Slovenia 0.1% 2023 down 83.3% volatile
37 Netherlands 0.1% 2020 — volatile
37 Luxembourg 0.1% 2020 down 66.7% volatile
37 Ireland 0.1% 2020 down 88.9% volatile
37 Netherlands 0.1% 2020 — volatile
37 Slovenia 0.1% 2023 down 83.3% volatile
37 Switzerland 0.1% 2020 down 50.0% volatile
45 Malta 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
45 Iceland 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
45 Germany 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Total population having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 791 data points, 2003–2023
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