Financial burden of the total housing cost in Estonia
Estonia: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 13.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Estonia, 2004–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 13.9% for financial burden of the total housing cost in 2023.
That represents a change of up 73.8% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Estonia peaked at 33.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 41st of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.5% | — |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +46.2% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -36.0% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +73.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 13.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 53% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 13.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.2%, 55% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial burden of the total housing cost in Estonia 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 | +73.8% | 8.0% | 13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 14.3% | 33.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 12.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.0% | 13.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More urban development data for Estonia
- Population in the largest city 47.4% (2025)
- Population density 32.12 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 457,657 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,233 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 0.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 6.65 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 8.8% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26.89 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 8,572 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Estonia?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Estonia was 13.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Estonia ranks 41st out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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