Overcrowding rate in Portugal
12.7% of people in Portugal lived in an overcrowded home in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
12.7%
Change from 2024
+1.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
18th of 31
Overcrowding rate in Portugal over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.7% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 9.3% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 10.3% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 10.3% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 10.3% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 11.4% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 10.1% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 11.0% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 14.6% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 14.1% | – |
| 2008 | 15.7% | – |
| 2007 | 16.1% | – |
| 2006 | 15.8% | – |
| 2005 | 16.5% | – |
| 2004 | 15.3% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 11.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.3%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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