Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
53.2%
Montenegro
Lowest
2.2%
Cyprus
Median
15.7%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,033
What the numbers show
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 53.2% in Montenegro; the lowest is 2.2% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.7%, and the mean is 21.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 312.5%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 64.5%).
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 53.2% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 52.6% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 46.0% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 46.0% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 40.4% | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 38.9% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 38.9% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 38.3% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 38.3% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 37.8% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 32.5% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 31.8% | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 31.8% | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 30.9% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 30.9% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 28.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Slovakia | 27.8% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 17 | Lithuania | 27.8% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 17 | Lithuania | 27.8% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 17 | Slovak Republic | 27.8% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 24.3% | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 17.9% | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 17.9% | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 16.7% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 15.7% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 26 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 15.6% | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 14.6% | 2025 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 14.2% | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 29 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 13.2% | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 12.7% | 2025 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 11.7% | 2025 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 11.3% | 2020 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 33 | France | 10.8% | 2025 | up 45.9% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 9.9% | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 37 | Finland | 9.5% | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 9.5% | 2025 | up 72.7% | flat |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 8.8% | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 40 | Switzerland | 7.6% | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 6.8% | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 6.6% | 2025 | up 312.5% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 5.4% | 2025 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 4.8% | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 4.8% | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 4.7% | 2025 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 4.1% | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands | 4.1% | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 2.2% | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.