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Family and home

Where are homes the most crowded?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Romania at 40.4%, the lowest Cyprus at 2.2%. The EU27 figure is 16.8%.

Maps Latest available · 20252.2%40.4%No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. RO40.4%
  2. LV38.9%
  3. BG32.5%
  4. HR31.8%
  5. PL30.9%
  6. GR28.3%
  7. LT27.8%
  8. SK27.8%
  9. IT24.3%
  10. EE17.9%
  11. CZ16.7%
  12. SE15.7%
  13. HU14.6%
  14. AT14.2%
  15. PT12.7%
  16. DE11.7%
  17. FR10.8%
  18. SI10.5%
  19. DK9.9%
  20. ES9.5%
  21. FI9.5%
  22. LU8.8%
  23. BE6.6%
  24. IE5.4%
  25. MT4.7%
  26. NL4.1%
  27. CY2.2%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2011–2025

Lines: EU27, Romania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Malta, the Netherlands and Cyprus. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Live in an overcrowded home · 2025.

Source

Share living in a household with fewer rooms than its size calls for. Eurostat · Live in an overcrowded home · 2025.

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