Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Germany

Germany: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without was 11.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
30th
of 47 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2025
All-time low
5.4%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Germany, 2005–2025

02.557.51012.52005201520252005: 5.4 Percentage2006: 6.7 Percentage2007: 5.4 Percentage2008: 5.8 Percentage2009: 6 Percentage2010: 6 Percentage2011: 5.7 Percentage2012: 5.5 Percentage2013: 5.6 Percentage2014: 5.6 Percentage2015: 5.9 Percentage2016: 6.1 Percentage2017: 6.2 Percentage2018: 6.3 Percentage2019: 6.7 Percentage2020: 9.6 Percentage2021: 10.3 Percentage2022: 10.9 Percentage2023: 11.1 Percentage2024: 11.2 Percentage2025: 11.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Germany stood at 11.5%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Germany peaked at 11.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2005.

That places Germany 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without single-person households in Germany, 2005 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2005 5.4%
2006 6.7% +24.1%
2007 5.4% -19.4%
2008 5.8% +7.4%
2009 6.0% +3.4%
2010 6.0% +0.0%
2011 5.7% -5.0%
2012 5.5% -3.5%
2013 5.6% +1.8%
2014 5.6% +0.0%
2015 5.9% +5.4%
2016 6.1% +3.4%
2017 6.2% +1.6%
2018 6.3% +1.6%
2019 6.7% +6.3%
2020 9.6% +43.3%
2021 10.3% +7.3%
2022 10.9% +5.8%
2023 11.1% +1.8%
2024 11.2% +0.9%
2025 11.5% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.9% 5.4% 6.7% 5
2010s 6.0% 5.5% 6.7% 10
2020s 10.8% 9.6% 11.5% 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 27 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.9% compare
  2. 28 Portugal 13.8% compare
  3. 29 Iceland 11.6% compare
  4. 31 France 11.2% compare
  5. 32 Slovenia 11.0% compare
  6. 32 Slovenia 11.0% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Germany?
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Germany was 11.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2005.
How does Germany rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without?
Germany ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without single-person households
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,004 data points, 2003–2025
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