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
4th
of 37 countries
All-time high
55.9
in 2007
All-time low
40
in 2023
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania, 2007–2025

02040602007201620252007: 55.92008: 54.82009: 53.42010: 522011: 51.42012: 51.62013: 50.62014: 49.42015: 49.72016: 48.42017: 472018: 46.32019: 45.82020: 45.12021: 412022: 40.52023: 402024: 40.72025: 40.4

Source: Eurostat.

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, in 2023.

Romania ranks 4th of 37 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

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Romania, 2007 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2007 55.9
2008 54.8 -2.0%
2009 53.4 -2.6%
2010 52 -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 -2.9%
2018 46.3 -1.5%
2019 45.8 -1.1%
2020 45.1 -1.5%
2021 41 -9.1%
2022 40.5 -1.2%
2023 40 -1.2%
2024 40.7 +1.8%
2025 40.4 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.7 53.4 55.9 3
2010s 49.22 45.8 52 10
2020s 41.28 40 45.1 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Montenegro 60.6 compare
  2. 2 Albania 57.1 compare
  3. 3 Serbia 46 compare
  4. 5 Latvia 38.9 compare
  5. 6 North Macedonia 38.3 compare
  6. 7 Bulgaria 32.5 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 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 in 2023.
How does Romania rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
Romania ranks 4th out of 37 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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Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 826 data points, 2003–2025
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