Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 28.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
28.3%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 49 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2003
All-time low
25.0%
in 2009
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Greece stood at 28.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Greece peaked at 31.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2009.
Greece ranks 16th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.6% | — |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | +4.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 28.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 28.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.0% | 31.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 26.9% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 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 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Greece was 28.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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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