Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Romania's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 43.3.

Romania accounts for 213.3% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

Romania ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.3% (from 47.2 in 2019).

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