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In 2024, 16.9% of EU citizens lived in overcrowded housing, with the highest percentages in Romania (40.7%) and Latvia (39.3%)

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According to Eurostat data, 16.9% of the citizens of the European Union lived in overcrowded housing in 2024, registering a slight decrease compared to 18.1% in 2023. In five member states, more than 30% of the population lived in such conditions, with the highest percentages reported in Romania (40.7%), Latvia (39.3%), Bulgaria (33.8%), Poland (33.7%), and Croatia (31.7%). In contrast, the lowest values were observed in Cyprus (2.4%), Malta (4.4%), and the Netherlands (4.6%). Eurostat defines an overcrowded household as having an insufficient number of rooms to provide adequate space for all its members, according to specific criteria for room occupancy.

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