Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Belgium
Belgium: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Belgium, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 6.7% for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Belgium peaked at 12.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.6% | — |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -31.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 6 |
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More urban development data for Belgium
- Population in the largest city 20.5% (2025)
- Population density 386.3 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2685 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.21 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.4106 % 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 104.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.14 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.9 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Belgium?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Belgium was 6.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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