EU 18.84
· European ranking
4 / 32
No change compared with previous year
North Macedonia: Overcrowded Housing
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
38.30% of population
EU 18.84 · +19.5 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
North Macedonia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Overcrowding rate, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in North Macedonia
In North Macedonia, Overcrowding stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 38.3% versus 18.8% in 2024, a large gap of 19.5 percentage points.
Recent trend
In North Macedonia, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 43.50% in 2019 to 38.30% in 2024. The latest value changes little from 38.10% in 2023, indicating a pause in the previous improvement.
Reading within the topic
In North Macedonia, 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.