Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without single-person households by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
56.9%
Montenegro
Lowest
2.1%
Cyprus
Median
16.7%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,033
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without single-person households is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 56.9% in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.1% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.7%, and the mean is 22.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 360.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 64.3%).
Overcrowding rate: population without single-person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 56.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 54.0% | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 49.4% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 49.4% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 45.1% | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 41.9% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 41.9% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 40.2% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 39.9% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 39.9% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 37.5% | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 34.0% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 34.0% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 33.7% | 2025 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 33.7% | 2025 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 32.2% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 32.2% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 31.7% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 28.2% | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 28.2% | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 27.8% | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 19.2% | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 19.2% | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 17.5% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 25 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 16.7% | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 16.3% | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 14.4% | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 14.3% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 29 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 13.9% | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 13.8% | 2025 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 11.6% | 2020 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 11.5% | 2025 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 33 | France | 11.2% | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 11.0% | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 11.0% | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 10.3% | 2025 | up 74.6% | flat |
| 37 | Denmark | 9.8% | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 8.1% | 2025 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 7.6% | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 6.9% | 2025 | up 360.0% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 6.5% | 2025 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 5.5% | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 5.5% | 2018 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 5.5% | 2018 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 45 | Ireland | 5.4% | 2025 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 45 | Malta | 5.4% | 2025 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 3.7% | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands | 3.7% | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.