Overcrowding rate in North Macedonia
38.3% of people in North Macedonia lived in an overcrowded home in 2024.
North Macedonia, 2024
38.3%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
16.9%
Overcrowding rate in North Macedonia over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 40.4%b (break in time series) | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 46.3% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 50.1% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 51.1% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 46.2%b (break in time series) | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 50.5% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 52.4% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 55.2% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 19.1%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 38.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 46.2%, the figure has changed by −7.9 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.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 16.9%.
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0.3%
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