Financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria
Austria: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 30.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria is 30.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 193.2% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria peaked at 30.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2020.
Austria ranks 19th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.2% | — |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +193.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 30.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 30.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +193.2% | 10.3% | 30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.2% | 15.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 10.3% | 30.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 16 Slovakia 32.1% compare
- 16 Slovakia 32.1% compare
- 18 France 31.4% compare
- 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% compare
- 21 Bulgaria 27.2% compare
- 21 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 27.2% compare
More urban development data for Austria
- Population in the largest city 31.2% (2025)
- Population density 111.22 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2178 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.01 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.7541 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 23.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.01 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.5 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Austria was 30.2% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial burden of the total housing cost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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