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Overcrowding in Spain rises 73% in a decade, with renters hit hardest
A CGT analysis says overcrowding in Spain rose 73% in ten years, reaching 9.5% of the population, compared with 5.5% in 2015.
A home is counted as overcrowded when it lacks enough rooms for the people living there.
Renters are most affected: 20.5% live in overcrowded homes, compared with 7.8% of people paying a mortgage and 5.6% of owners who have paid off their homes.
Foreign nationals, young people and people living below the poverty line also face higher rates than the population overall.
Rising housing and living costs are linked to the increase, and the analysis says crowded homes can reduce privacy and harm well-being and mental health.
The CGT is calling for measures to lower housing costs and protect wages from inflation.
Spain’s overcrowding rate has risen 73% in a decade, reaching 9.5%, according to a CGT report based on data from INE and Eurostat.
Renters are most affected: 20.5% live in overcrowded homes, compared with 7.8% of homeowners still paying a mortgage.
Foreign nationals, young people and people below the poverty line also face higher rates of overcrowding than the population overall.
The report says rising housing costs and inflation are contributing to the increase and calls for measures to reduce housing costs and protect wages.
- Who
- People living in Spain, especially renters, foreign nationals, young people and people with low incomes.
- What
- The overcrowding rate has risen 73% in a decade to 9.5%.
- When
- The report compares the latest rate with the rate in 2015.
- Where
- Spain.
- Why
- The CGT report links the increase to rising housing costs and inflation.
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Spain’s overcrowding rate was 5.5%.
The overcrowding rate was reported at 9.5%, a 73% rise over a decade.
- Spain overcrowding rate
- 9.5%
- Rise over a decade
- 73%
- Renters in overcrowded homes
- 20.5%
- Foreign nationals in overcrowded homes
- 19.3%
- Young people aged 16–29 in overcrowded homes
- 16%
- Highest regional rate
- Canary Islands, 16.3%
What people are saying
El encarecimiento de la vivienda y el aumento de la inflación están provocando un aumento del número de personas que están en situación de hacinamiento
medidas contundentes
con menor disponibilidad de espacio y de privacidad, que puede conducir a un menor bienestar y al deterioro de la salud mental
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