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Overcrowding rate in Denmark

9.9% of people in Denmark lived in an overcrowded home in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.

Measure: Overcrowding rate Unit: % of population Data: 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Denmark, 2025 9.9% % of population
Change from 2024 +0.6percentage points 2024: 9.3%
European Union, 2025 16.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 22nd of 31 See the full ranking

Overcrowding rate in Denmark over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Overcrowding rate (% of population), 2003 to 2025
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2025 9.9% 16.8%
2024 9.3% 16.9%
2023 8.7% 16.8%
2022 9.8% 16.8%
2021 9.2% 17.3%
2020 9.5% 17.4%
2019 10.0% 17.1%
2018 9.2% 17.1%e (estimated)
2017 8.6% 17.5%e (estimated)
2016 8.2% 17.9%e (estimated)
2015 8.1% 18.1%e (estimated)
2014 8.2% 18.1%e (estimated)
2013 7.9% 18.3%e (estimated)
2012 7.2% 18.4%e (estimated)
2011 7.4% 18.4%e (estimated)
2010 7.3% 19.1%e (estimated)
2009 7.8% –
2008 7.3% –
2007 7.4% –
2006 7.1% –
2005 7.4% –
2004 7.5% –
2003 7.7% –

Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 9.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.1%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.

More for Denmark

All statistics for Denmark
Housing cost overburden rate 14.7%b (Break in time series) 2025 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 58.4% 2025 · Eurostat House price change 7.5% 2025 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 4.5% 2025 · Eurostat Average household size 1.9 people per household 2025 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 9.4% Q2 2026 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_lvho05a · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A unit=PC rskpovth=TOTAL age=TOTAL sex=T
Observation period
2003 to 2025 for Denmark
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat