PT · 2024 · tessi174

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

Portugal, 2024

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey
12.8
Portugal, 2024
▼ 14.1% vs 2023 (14.9)
Analysis

In 2024, Portugal's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation decreased by 14.1% compared to 2023, reaching 12.8.

Portugal accounts for 63.1% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

Portugal ranks 20th 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 12.3% (from 11.4 in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
63.1%
EU-27: 20.3
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025