Financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal
Portugal: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 26.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal, 2004–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal stood at 26.3%.
The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal peaked at 39.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 23rd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.2% | — |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +68.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +24.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 26.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 26.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +68.0% | 22.5% | 37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 21.4% | 37.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 26.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 21.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 28.4% compare
- 21 Bulgaria 27.2% compare
- 21 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 27.2% compare
- 24 Belgium 26.2% compare
- 25 Albania 26.0% compare
- 26 Germany 25.2% compare
More urban development data for Portugal
- Population in the largest city 45.6% (2025)
- Population density 116.75 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.77 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4037 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 4.36 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.427 % 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 47.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.03 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Portugal was 26.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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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