Noise from neighbours or from the street by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
31.3%
Malta
Lowest
2.4%
Albania
Median
14.9%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
671

What the numbers show

Noise from neighbours or from the street is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 31.3% in Malta; the lowest is 2.4% in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.9%, and the mean is 15.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 71.6%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 62.0%).

Noise from neighbours or from the street: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 31.3% 2023 up 1.0% rising
2 Luxembourg 30.2% 2023 up 63.2% falling
3 Portugal 28.7% 2023 up 26.4% flat
4 Netherlands 28.2% 2023 up 17.0% falling
5 Germany 25.2% 2023 down 3.4% falling
6 Spain 23.6% 2023 up 29.0% falling
7 Finland 23.0% 2023 up 71.6% flat
8 Greece 21.2% 2023 down 12.4% flat
9 France 21.1% 2023 up 30.2% falling
10 Austria 20.0% 2023 up 5.8% falling
11 United Kingdom 19.8% 2018 unchanged falling
12 Romania 19.5% 2023 down 26.1% falling
13 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 19.1% 2020 down 8.2% falling
14 Cyprus 18.8% 2023 down 28.2% falling
15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 17.6% 2019 down 10.7% falling
16 Switzerland 17.1% 2023 up 8.9% falling
17 Türkiye 16.5% 2023 up 0.6% falling
18 Denmark 15.6% 2023 unchanged flat
19 Czechia 15.5% 2023 up 4.0% falling
20 Belgium 14.3% 2023 down 18.3% falling
21 Slovenia 13.9% 2023 up 13.0% falling
22 Norway 13.8% 2023 up 17.9% flat
23 Latvia 12.4% 2023 down 16.2% falling
24 Serbia 11.2% 2023 down 11.8% falling
24 Italy 11.2% 2023 down 38.1% falling
26 Ireland 10.9% 2023 up 16.0% falling
26 Iceland 10.9% 2020 down 5.2% falling
28 Sweden 10.7% 2023 down 17.1% rising
29 Hungary 10.1% 2023 down 21.1% falling
29 Lithuania 10.1% 2023 down 28.4% falling
31 Estonia 9.6% 2023 down 11.1% volatile
32 Poland 9.3% 2023 down 33.6% falling
33 Bulgaria 8.7% 2023 down 21.6% falling
34 Slovakia 8.6% 2023 down 43.0% falling
35 Croatia 6.7% 2023 down 33.0% falling
36 Montenegro 5.2% 2023 down 62.0% falling
37 North Macedonia 5.1% 2023 down 33.8% falling
38 Albania 2.4% 2023 down 51.0% falling

About this data

Indicator
Noise from neighbours or from the street
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 671 data points, 2003–2023
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