Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Spain's overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation increased by 19.5% compared to 2023, reaching 10.4.

Spain accounts for 51.2% of the EU-27 total of 20.3.

Spain ranks 23rd 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 62.5% (from 6.40 in 2019).

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