Housing

More than one in four young people live in overcrowded homes in the European Union

Eurostat data for 2025 shows that 26.9% of young people in the EU lived in overcrowded housing, compared to 16.8% of the total population. In Portugal, 21.4% of young people aged 15 to 29 lived in overcrowded homes, ranking 16th among EU member states. Romania, Latvia, and Bulgaria recorded the highest rates, while Cyprus, Ireland, and Malta registered the lowest.

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If you are a young resident in Portugal, you face a slightly lower risk of overcrowding than the EU average, but over one in five young people in the country still live in cramped conditions.

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