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
    • 0 Percentage
  • Degree of urbanisation
    • 0 Cities
    • 1 Towns and suburbs
    • 2 Rural areas
  • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
    • 00 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
    • 01 European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
    • 02 European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
    • 03 Euro area – 20 countries (from 2023)
    • 04 Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
    • 05 Belgium
    • 06 Bulgaria
    • 07 Czechia
    • 08 Denmark
    • 09 Germany
    • 0a Estonia
    • 0b Ireland
    • 0c Greece
    • 0d Spain
    • 0e France
    • 0f Croatia
    • 0g Italy
    • 0h Cyprus
    • 0i Latvia
    • 0j Lithuania
    • 0k Luxembourg
    • 0l Hungary
    • 0m Malta
    • 0n Netherlands
    • 0o Austria
    • 0p Poland
    • 0q Portugal
    • 0r Romania
    • 0s Slovenia
    • 0t Slovakia
    • 0u Finland
    • 0v Sweden
    • 0w Iceland
    • 0x Norway
    • 0y Switzerland
    • 0z United Kingdom
    • 10 North Macedonia
    • 11 Albania
    • 12 Serbia