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.
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 33rd out of 37 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 | Value | 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 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2 | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6 | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2 | +53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.39 | 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 148.67 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.40 million (2025)
- 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, 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 33rd out of 37 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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