Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Belgium
Belgium: Overcrowding rate: population without single-person was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Belgium is 6.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 360.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Belgium peaked at 8.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2012.
That places Belgium 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.6% | — |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -51.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -47.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +146.7% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 6.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 48% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 6.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 59% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +146.7% | 1.5% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 37 Denmark 9.8% compare
- 38 Luxembourg 8.1% compare
- 39 Switzerland 7.6% compare
- 41 Norway 6.5% compare
- 42 Finland 5.5% compare
- 42 United Kingdom 5.5% compare
- 42 United Kingdom 5.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -37.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Belgium?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Belgium was 6.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 360.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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