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Share of people in overcrowded housing

30 European countries compared for 2025, eu average 16.8 %. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

2.2 %

Cyprus

EU average

16.8 %

27 member states

Median country

14.4 %

half above, half below

Range

2.2 to 46.0

Cyprus - Serbia

How to read it

Across 30 countries, the highest value is in Serbia (46.0 %) and the lowest in Cyprus (2.2 %).

Half of the countries are above 14.4 % and half below.

The EU average is 16.8 %; 12 of 30 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value fell from 19.1 % in 2010 to 16.8 % in 2025.

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Percentage · Total · Total · Total

Eurostat methods can differ from the World Bank data used elsewhere on the site - source and licence.

Housing overcrowding over time

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Ranking of countries

2025

In chart
Cyprus in chart	1	Cyprus	2.2	−14.6
Netherlands in chart	2	Netherlands	4.1	−12.7
Malta in chart	3	Malta	4.7	−12.1
Ireland in chart	4	Ireland	5.4	−11.4
Belgium in chart	5	Belgium	6.6	−10.2
Norway in chart	6	Norway non-EU	6.8	−10.0
Luxembourg in chart	7	Luxembourg	8.8	−8.0
Finland in chart	8	Finland	9.5	−7.3
Spain in chart	9	Spain	9.5	−7.3
Denmark in chart	10	Denmark	9.9	−6.9
Slovenia in chart	11	Slovenia	10.5	−6.3
France in chart	12	France	10.8	−6.0
Germany in chart	13	Germany	11.7	−5.1
Portugal in chart	14	Portugal	12.7	−4.1
Austria in chart	15	Austria	14.2	−2.6
Hungary in chart	16	Hungary	14.6	−2.2
Sweden in chart	17	Sweden	15.7	−1.1
Czechia in chart	18	Czechia	16.7	−0.1
Estonia in chart	19	Estonia	17.9	+1.1
Italy in chart	20	Italy	24.3	+7.5
Slovakia in chart	21	Slovakia	27.8	+11.0
Lithuania in chart	22	Lithuania	27.8	+11.0
Greece in chart	23	Greece	28.3	+11.5
Poland in chart	24	Poland	30.9	+14.1
Croatia in chart	25	Croatia	31.8	+15.0
Bulgaria in chart	26	Bulgaria	32.5	+15.7
Türkiye in chart	27	Türkiye non-EU	37.8	+21.0
Latvia in chart	28	Latvia	38.9	+22.1
Romania in chart	29	Romania	40.4	+23.6
Serbia in chart	30	Serbia non-EU	46.0	+29.2

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