EU 18.63
· European ranking
19 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
France: Overcrowded Housing
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
10.80% of population
EU 18.63 · -7.8 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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Internal regions
No regional breakdown available for this indicator.
More context on this indicator
At a glance
France performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Overcrowding rate, with a large gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in France
In France, Overcrowding stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 10.8% versus 18.6% in 2025, a large gap of 7.8 percentage points.
Recent trend
In France, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 9.60% in 2020 to 10.80% in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 10.40% in 2024 to 10.80% in 2025, shows material deterioration and provides a clearer recent signal.
Reading within the topic
In France, 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.