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Overcrowding rate in Estonia

17.9% of people in Estonia lived in an overcrowded home in 2025.

Measure: Overcrowding rate Unit: % of population Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Estonia, 2025 17.9% % of population
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 18.4%
European Union, 2025 16.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 13th of 31 See the full ranking

Overcrowding rate in Estonia 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), 2004 to 2025
Period EstoniaEuropean Union
2025 17.9% 16.8%
2024 18.4% 16.9%
2023 17.0% 16.8%
2022 15.7% 16.8%
2021 14.9% 17.3%
2020 12.7% 17.4%
2019 13.9% 17.1%
2018 12.6% 17.1%e (estimated)
2017 13.5% 17.5%e (estimated)
2016 13.4% 17.9%e (estimated)
2015 13.4% 18.1%e (estimated)
2014 14.2%b (break in time series) 18.1%e (estimated)
2013 21.1% 18.3%e (estimated)
2012 14.0% 18.4%e (estimated)
2011 14.4% 18.4%e (estimated)
2010 39.7% 19.1%e (estimated)
2009 41.2% –
2008 41.7% –
2007 43.5% –
2006 45.9% –
2005 46.1% –
2004 46.6% –

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 18.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.4%, the figure has changed by +4.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Estonia has the 13th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.

More for Estonia

All statistics for Estonia
Housing cost overburden rate 8.8% 2025 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 79.7% 2025 · Eurostat House price change 5.2% 2025 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 3.1% 2025 · Eurostat Average household size 2.1 people per household 2025 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 5.8% 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
2004 to 2025 for Estonia
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat