Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Belgium
Belgium: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 6.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Belgium is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 312.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Belgium peaked at 8.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2012.
Belgium ranks 42nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.5% | — |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -48.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -47.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +118.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 6.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population 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 | +118.7% | 1.6% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 39 Luxembourg 8.8% compare
- 40 Switzerland 7.6% compare
- 41 Norway 6.8% compare
- 43 Ireland 5.4% compare
- 44 United Kingdom 4.8% compare
- 44 United Kingdom 4.8% 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 - total population in Belgium?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Belgium was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Belgium ranks 42nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.5%. 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 - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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