Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Germany

Germany: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 11.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11.7
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
22nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
11.7
in 2025
All-time low
6.3
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Germany, 2005–2025

02.557.51012.52005201520252005: 6.32006: 7.62007: 6.52008: 72009: 72010: 7.12011: 6.72012: 6.62013: 6.72014: 6.62015: 72016: 7.22017: 7.22018: 7.42019: 7.82020: 10.22021: 10.62022: 11.22023: 11.42024: 11.52025: 11.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 11.7 for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Germany peaked at 11.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2005.

Germany ranks 22nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Germany, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 6.3
2006 7.6 +20.6%
2007 6.5 -14.5%
2008 7 +7.7%
2009 7 +0.0%
2010 7.1 +1.4%
2011 6.7 -5.6%
2012 6.6 -1.5%
2013 6.7 +1.5%
2014 6.6 -1.5%
2015 7 +6.1%
2016 7.2 +2.9%
2017 7.2 +0.0%
2018 7.4 +2.8%
2019 7.8 +5.4%
2020 10.2 +30.8%
2021 10.6 +3.9%
2022 11.2 +5.7%
2023 11.4 +1.8%
2024 11.5 +0.9%
2025 11.7 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.88 6.3 7.6 5
2010s 7.03 6.6 7.8 10
2020s 11.1 10.2 11.7 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 19 Austria 14.2 compare
  2. 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.2 compare
  3. 21 Portugal 12.7 compare
  4. 23 Iceland 11.3 compare
  5. 24 France 10.8 compare
  6. 25 Slovenia 10.5 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Germany?
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Germany was 11.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 11.7 in 2025.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2005.
How does Germany rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
Germany ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
44 places, 826 data points, 2003–2025
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