EU 18.63
· European ranking
13 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Czechia: Overcrowded Housing
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
16.70% of population
EU 18.63 · -1.9 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people living in a dwelling with fewer rooms than required under the Eurostat overcrowding standard. The minimum number of rooms depends on household composition and the ages of its members.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Overcrowding rate ilc_lvho05a
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At a glance
Czechia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Overcrowding rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Czechia
In Czechia, Overcrowding is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 16.7% versus 18.6% in 2025, with a gap of 1.9 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Czechia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 15.20% in 2020 to 16.70% in 2025. The latest value changes little from 16.60% in 2024, so the previous deterioration continues but with less intensity.
Reading within the topic
In Czechia, Housing & Energy Stress shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.