Overcrowding rate in Greece
28.3% of people in Greece lived in an overcrowded home in 2025.
Greece, 2025
28.3%
Change from 2024
+1.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
9th of 31
Overcrowding rate in Greece over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.3% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 29.0% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 28.7% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 28.1% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 27.4% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 27.3% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 26.5% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 25.9% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 25.5% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 25.0% | – |
| 2008 | 26.7% | – |
| 2007 | 29.2% | – |
| 2006 | 29.3% | – |
| 2005 | 29.2% | – |
| 2004 | 29.2% | – |
| 2003 | 31.6% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 27.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 28.1%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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