Financial burden of the total housing cost in Czechia
Czechia: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 21.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Czechia, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, financial burden of the total housing cost in Czechia stood at 21.3%.
That represents a change of up 40.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Czechia peaked at 29.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2020.
That places Czechia 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.4% | — |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 24.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 16.1% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 15.2% | 21.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 28 Switzerland 23.4% compare
- 30 Finland 21.2% compare
- 31 Montenegro 19.3% compare
- 32 Türkiye 17.5% compare
More urban development data for Czechia
- Population in the largest city 16.8% (2025)
- Population density 140.79 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 12.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1223 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.33 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.3005 % 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 17.15 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.33 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 6.83 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Czechia?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Czechia was 21.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Czechia ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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