Overcrowding rate in Hungary
14.6% of people in Hungary lived in an overcrowded home in 2025.
Hungary, 2025
14.6%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
16th of 31
Overcrowding rate in Hungary over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.6% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 20.4%b (break in time series) | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 20.1%b (break in time series) | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 40.5% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 40.4% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 41.1% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 41.9% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 44.0% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 45.3% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 45.5% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 47.2% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 46.8% | – |
| 2008 | 48.3% | – |
| 2007 | 47.4% | – |
| 2006 | 51.2% | – |
| 2005 | 49.9% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 41.1%, the figure has changed by −26.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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