Overcrowding rate in Romania
40.4% of people in Romania lived in an overcrowded home in 2025.
Romania, 2025
40.4%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
3rd of 31
Overcrowding rate in Romania over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.4% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 47.0% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 48.4% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 49.7% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 49.4% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 50.6% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 51.6% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 51.4% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 52.0% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 53.4% | – |
| 2008 | 54.8% | – |
| 2007 | 55.9% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 40.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.7%, the figure has changed by −9.3 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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