Overcrowding rate in United Kingdom
4.8% of people in United Kingdom lived in an overcrowded home in 2018.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2018
4.8%
Change from 2017
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2018
17.1%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
10.4%
Overcrowding rate in United Kingdom over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 16.8% |
| 2024 | – | 16.9% |
| 2023 | – | 16.8% |
| 2022 | – | 16.8% |
| 2021 | – | 17.3% |
| 2020 | – | 17.4% |
| 2019 | – | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 3.4%b (break in time series) | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 8.0% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 7.3% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 7.3% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 8.0% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 7.0%b (break in time series) | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 7.1% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 7.3% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 7.2% | – |
| 2008 | 6.5% | – |
| 2007 | 6.2% | – |
| 2006 | 6.3% | – |
| 2005 | 5.7% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 3.4% in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 6.5%, the figure has changed by −1.7 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 2018 was 17.1%.
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Average household size
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