Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2023, Belgium's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 1.4% compared to 2022, reaching 14.5.

Belgium accounts for 72.9% of the EU-27 total of 19.9.

Belgium ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.0% (from 13.3 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi174, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.