EU 18.63
· European ranking
17 / 30
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Portugal: Overcrowded Housing
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
12.70% of population
EU 18.63 · -5.9 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
Portugal performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Overcrowding rate, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Portugal
In Portugal, Overcrowding stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 12.7% versus 18.6% in 2025, a large gap of 5.9 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Portugal, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 9.00% in 2020 to 12.70% in 2025. The latest step, from 11.20% in 2024 to 12.70% in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Portugal, 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.