Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Czechia
Czechia: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Czechia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Czechia is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Czechia peaked at 12.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +31.9% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 6 |
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More urban development data for Czechia
- Population in the largest city 16.8% (2025)
- Population density 140.79 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 12.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1223 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.33 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.3005 % 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 17.15 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.33 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 6.83 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Czechia?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Czechia was 8.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Czechia ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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