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%.
All 27 countries
- RO40.4%
- LV38.9%
- BG32.5%
- HR31.8%
- PL30.9%
- GR28.3%
- LT27.8%
- SK27.8%
- IT24.3%
- EE17.9%
- CZ16.7%
- SE15.7%
- HU14.6%
- AT14.2%
- PT12.7%
- DE11.7%
- FR10.8%
- SI10.5%
- DK9.9%
- ES9.5%
- FI9.5%
- LU8.8%
- BE6.6%
- IE5.4%
- MT4.7%
- NL4.1%
- CY2.2%
Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.
Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27
2011–2025
Lines: EU27, Romania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Malta, the Netherlands and Cyprus. Hover a year to read the figures. ilc_lvho05a · 2025.
Source
Share living in a household with fewer rooms than its size calls for. ilc_lvho05a · 2025.