Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, France's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 2.2% compared to 2023, reaching 18.5.

France accounts for 91.1% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

France ranks 14th 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 25.9% (from 14.7 in 2019).

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