Overcrowding rate in Luxembourg
8.8% of people in Luxembourg lived in an overcrowded home in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Luxembourg, 2025
8.8%b (Break in time series)
Change from 2024
+2.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
25th of 31
Overcrowding rate in Luxembourg over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Luxembourg | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.8%b (break in time series) | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7%b (break in time series) | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7%b (break in time series) | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 8.5%b (break in time series) | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 8.3% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 8.1%b (break in time series) | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 6.8% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 6.7% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 6.2% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 7.0% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 6.8% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 7.8% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 6.4% | – |
| 2008 | 8.0% | – |
| 2007 | 7.7% | – |
| 2006 | 7.7% | – |
| 2005 | 9.6% | – |
| 2004 | 9.0% | – |
| 2003 | 8.2% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 6.8% in 2024. The source marks a break in the series at 2025, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.8%, the figure has changed by +2.0 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, Luxembourg has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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