Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Overcrowding rate (0-17)

Indicator name Overcrowding rate (0-17)
Code IC-P17
Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) EU
Periodicity Annual
Detailed definition Percentage of the population living in an overcrowded household. A person is considered to be living in an overcrowded household if the household does not have at its disposal a minimum number of rooms equal to: — one room for the household; — one room for each couple; — one room for each single person aged 18+; — one room for two single people of the same sex between 12 and 17 years of age; — one room for each single person of different sex between 12 and 17 years of age; — one room for two people under 12 years of age.
Breakdowns By age (0-17, 0-5, 6-11, 12-17) By at-risk-of-poverty status (above or below the threshold)
Source Eurostat – EU-SILC
SPC portfolio section Investing in Children - access to quality services

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