Overcrowding rate in Switzerland
7.6% of people in Switzerland lived in an overcrowded home in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Switzerland, 2024
7.6%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
16.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
11.5%
Overcrowding rate in Switzerland over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 6.5% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 6.4% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 6.8%b (break in time series) | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 6.7% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 5.9% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 6.1% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 7.6% | – |
| 2008 | 8.1% | – |
| 2007 | 7.7% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 7.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.8%, the figure has changed by +0.8 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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