Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey methods, notes and classification

This indicator is defined as the percentage of the population living in an overcrowded household. A person is considered as living in an overcrowded household if the household does not have at its disposal a minimum of rooms equal to: - one room for the household; - one room by couple in the household; - one room for each single person aged 18 and more; - one room by pair of single people of the same sex between 12 and 17 years of age; - one room for each single person between 12 and 17 years of age and not included in the previous category; - one room by pair of children under 12 years of age. The indicator is presented by degree of urbanisation.

• • Unit of measure
    • 00 Percentage
  • Degree of urbanisation
    • 0 Cities
    • 1 Towns and suburbs
    • 2 Rural areas
  • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
    • 000 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
    • 001 European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
    • 002 European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
    • 003 Euro area – 20 countries (from 2023)
    • 004 Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
    • 005 Belgium
    • 006 Bulgaria
    • 007 Czechia
    • 008 Denmark
    • 009 Germany
    • 00a Estonia
    • 00b Ireland
    • 00c Greece
    • 00d Spain
    • 00e France
    • 00f Croatia
    • 00g Italy
    • 00h Cyprus
    • 00i Latvia
    • 00j Lithuania
    • 00k Luxembourg
    • 00l Hungary
    • 00m Malta
    • 00n Netherlands
    • 00o Austria
    • 00p Poland
    • 00q Portugal
    • 00r Romania
    • 00s Slovenia
    • 00t Slovakia
    • 00u Finland
    • 00v Sweden
    • 00w Iceland
    • 00x Norway
    • 00y Switzerland
    • 00z United Kingdom
    • 010 North Macedonia
    • 011 Albania
    • 012 Serbia