Financial burden of the total housing cost by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
55.1%
Poland
Lowest
6.2%
Netherlands
Median
26.0%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
838
What the numbers show
Financial burden of the total housing cost is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 55.1% in Poland; the lowest is 6.2% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.0%, and the mean is 27.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 94.8%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 68.1%).
Financial burden of the total housing cost: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 55.1% | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 55.1% | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 51.4% | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 48.8% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 48.5% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 48.5% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 47.2% | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 47.2% | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 38.6% | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 37.6% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 37.3% | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 37.2% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 13 | Croatia | 33.7% | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 13 | Croatia | 33.7% | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 15 | Ireland | 32.6% | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 32.1% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 32.1% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 18 | France | 31.4% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 30.2% | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 20 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 28.4% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 27.2% | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 21 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 27.2% | 2019 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 26.3% | 2023 | down 33.6% | flat |
| 24 | Belgium | 26.2% | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 25 | Albania | 26.0% | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 25.2% | 2023 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 24.9% | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 24.9% | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 24.9% | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 23.4% | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 21.3% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 32 | Finland | 21.2% | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 19.3% | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 34 | Türkiye | 17.5% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 16.8% | 2018 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 16.8% | 2018 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 15.9% | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 15.9% | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 15.6% | 2023 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 15.0% | 2020 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 13.9% | 2023 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 13.9% | 2023 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 43 | Denmark | 13.2% | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 44 | Lithuania | 11.6% | 2023 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 11.6% | 2023 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 46 | Sweden | 9.7% | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 47 | Norway | 8.8% | 2023 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 48 | Netherlands | 6.2% | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 48 | Netherlands | 6.2% | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.