How the numbers were computed

For the story Overcrowded homes in the EU countries.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Lithuania and Slovakia, at 27.8% each, are both 7th, and Italy is 9th.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

38.2 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 40.4 − 2.2 = 38.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

40.4: Romania, 2025 ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.RO@2025 · request r1
2.2: Cyprus, 2025 ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.CY@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Poverty risk and crowded homes

Ranks, above the threshold

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

36.7 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 37.9 − 1.2 = 36.7. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

37.9: Latvia, 2025 ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.LV@2025 · request r3
1.2: Cyprus, 2025 ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.CY@2025 · request r3

Ranks, at risk of poverty

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

45.0 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 52.6 − 7.6 = 45.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

52.6: Romania, 2025 ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.RO@2025 · request r2
7.6: Cyprus, 2025 ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.CY@2025 · request r2

Differences, at risk of poverty − above the threshold

Per country and for the EU, at risk of poverty minus above the threshold. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.B_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.A_60.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

Children and older people

Values, Children and older people

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group.

28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.Y_LT6.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.Y6-11.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.Y12-17.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.Y18-64.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.Y_GE65.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4

Ranks, all

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

27 values, one per country ilc_lvho05a:A.PC.TOTAL.TOTAL.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1