Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania
Romania: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 40.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
40.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 49 countries
All-time high
55.9%
in 2007
All-time low
40.0%
in 2023
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania stood at 40.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania peaked at 55.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 5th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55.9% | — |
| 2008 | 54.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 40.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 2.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 40.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 3.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 53.4% | 55.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 45.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.0% | 45.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -27.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 197.24 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 144.02 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 Romania?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania was 40.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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