Overcrowding rate in Lithuania

27.8% of people in Lithuania lived in an overcrowded home in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.

Measure: Overcrowding rate Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Lithuania, 2025 27.8%p (Provisional) % of population
Change from 2024 +1.5percentage points 2024: 26.3%
European Union, 2025 16.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 10th of 31 See the full ranking

Overcrowding rate in Lithuania 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), 2005 to 2025
Period LithuaniaEuropean Union
2025 27.8%p (provisional) 16.8%
2024 26.3%p (provisional) 16.9%
2023 26.0% 16.8%
2022 24.6% 16.8%
2021 23.7% 17.3%
2020 21.1% 17.4%
2019 22.9% 17.1%
2018 22.8% 17.1%e (estimated)
2017 23.7% 17.5%e (estimated)
2016 23.7% 17.9%e (estimated)
2015 26.4% 18.1%e (estimated)
2014 28.3% 18.1%e (estimated)
2013 28.0%b (break in time series) 18.3%e (estimated)
2012 19.0% 18.4%e (estimated)
2011 19.5%b (break in time series) 18.4%e (estimated)
2010 45.5% 19.1%e (estimated)
2009 48.1% –
2008 48.4% –
2007 52.5% –
2006 53.5% –
2005 52.8% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 26.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 26.4%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Lithuania has the 10th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.

Source and dates

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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
Selection
freq=A unit=PC rskpovth=TOTAL age=TOTAL sex=T
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Lithuania
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat