Financial burden of the total housing cost in Spain
Spain: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 38.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Spain, 2004–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial burden of the total housing cost in Spain is 38.6, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Spain peaked at 58.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.6, in 2023.
That places Spain 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 45.8 | — |
| 2005 | 46.9 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.8 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 49.4 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 52.7 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 53.8 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 52.4 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.4 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 57.8 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.4 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 57.9 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.9 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 48.5 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 49.8 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 46.9 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 41.7 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 38.6 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.57 | 45.8 | 53.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.65 | 46.9 | 58.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.15 | 38.6 | 41.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More urban development data for Spain
- Population in the largest city 17.1% (2025)
- Population density 96.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 12.54 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2542 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.3889 % 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 24.89 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 6.81 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 18.8 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Spain?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Spain was 38.6 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4 in 2014.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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