Financial burden of the total housing cost in Denmark
Denmark: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 13.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Denmark, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial burden of the total housing cost in Denmark is 13.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Denmark peaked at 13.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2003.
That places Denmark 43rd out of 49 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.3% | — |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +53.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 13.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 13.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.2%, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 13.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More urban development data for Denmark
- Population in the largest city 26.2% (2025)
- Population density 149.43 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2331 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.40 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6857 % 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 34.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.40 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Denmark?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Denmark was 13.2% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Denmark ranks 43rd out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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