Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate: population without single-person was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.7%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
18th
of 49 countries
All-time high
32.9%
in 2003
All-time low
26.0%
in 2009
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 31.7% for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Greece peaked at 32.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2009.
That places Greece 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.9% | — |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +5.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 31.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.0% | 32.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.0% | 31.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 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 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Greece was 31.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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