Financial burden of the total housing cost in Netherlands
Netherlands: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 6.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Netherlands, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, financial burden of the total housing cost in Netherlands stood at 6.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Netherlands peaked at 17.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.7% | — |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 9.6% | 17.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Netherlands?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Netherlands was 6.2% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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