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.
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 32nd of 37 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.5 | — |
| 2004 | 4.4 | -48.2% |
| 2005 | 4 | -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 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +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 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5 | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.61 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.32 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.08 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 29 Luxembourg 8.8 compare
- 30 Switzerland 7.6 compare
- 31 Norway 6.8 compare
- 33 Ireland 5.4 compare
- 34 United Kingdom 4.8 compare
- 35 Malta 4.7 compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 8.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 60,750 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.885 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 53,762 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.9832 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7431 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 45,146 constant 2015 US$ per person (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 32nd out of 37 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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