Financial burden of the total housing cost in Switzerland
Switzerland: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 23.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Switzerland, 2007–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, financial burden of the total housing cost in Switzerland stood at 23.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Switzerland peaked at 27.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2009.
That places Switzerland 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.0% | — |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +198.7% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 7.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.4% | 23.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More urban development data for Switzerland
- Population in the largest city 18.7% (2025)
- Population density 224.98 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.46 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.8141 % 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 36.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.46 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.37 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Switzerland?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Switzerland was 23.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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