Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Greece's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 1.1% compared to 2023, reaching 28.3.

Greece accounts for 139.4% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

Greece ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.5% (from 27.6 in 2019).

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