Romanians, Bulgarians living in overcrowded households
High percentages also in Croatia, Latvia and Hungary
04 March, 16:30The highest overcrowding rates for national citizens were recorded in Romania (47.8 %), Bulgaria (43.5 %), Croatia (41.4 %), Latvia (40.7 %) and Hungary (40.1 %), Eurostat said.
In 2017, the proportion of non-EU citizens in the EU living in overcrowded households was estimated to be 34.6%, almost 18 percentage points higher than the overcrowding rates for national citizens, with the highest rates registered in Croatia (67.6%), Bulgaria (67.2%), Poland (61.0%), Greece (55.6%) and Italy (52.5%). (ANSA).