Financial burden of the total housing cost in Greece
Greece: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 48.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.8
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
3rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
58.5
in 2020
All-time low
20.2
in 2004
Years of data
19
2003–2023
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Greece, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 48.8 for financial burden of the total housing cost in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Greece peaked at 58.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2004.
Greece ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.3 | — |
| 2004 | 20.2 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 23.7 | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 27 | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 28.4 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 30.7 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 30.3 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 35.3 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 43.3 | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 45.4 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 45.9 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 46.9 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 49 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 52.6 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 51.7 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 52.8 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 58.5 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 48.8 | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.09 | 20.2 | 30.7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 45.54 | 32.5 | 52.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.65 | 48.8 | 58.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More urban development data for Greece
- Population in the largest city 38.2% (2025)
- Population density 80.74 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.12 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.16 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.303 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.0231 % 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 24.47 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.16 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 3.9 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Greece?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Greece was 48.8 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Greece ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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