Overcrowding rate in Cyprus
2.2% of people in Cyprus lived in an overcrowded home in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2015.
Cyprus, 2025
2.2%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
31st of 31
Overcrowding rate in Cyprus over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 2.4% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 1.4% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 2.2% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 2.4% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 2.8% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 2.9% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 3.5% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 2.6% | – |
| 2008 | 3.3%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2007 | 1.6% | – |
| 2006 | 1.9% | – |
| 2005 | 2.2% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 2.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.4%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Cyprus has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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