Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Czechia
Czechia: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 16.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 49 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 2006
All-time low
15.1%
in 2022
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Czechia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Czechia stood at 16.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Czechia peaked at 33.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2022.
That places Czechia 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.6% | — |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 16.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 26.6% | 33.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 15.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.1% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More economy & growth data for Czechia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 103.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 323.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2845 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 236.39 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Czechia?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Czechia was 16.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2022.
- How does Czechia rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Czechia ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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