Overcrowding rate in Italy
24.3% of people in Italy lived in an overcrowded home in 2025.
Italy, 2025
24.3%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
12th of 31
Overcrowding rate in Italy over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.3% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 27.1% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 27.8% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 27.8% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 27.2% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 27.1% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 26.1% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 24.5% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 24.3% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 23.3% | – |
| 2008 | 24.3% | – |
| 2007 | 24.3% | – |
| 2006 | 24.6% | – |
| 2005 | 24.1% | – |
| 2004 | 25.6% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 23.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 27.8%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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