Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 7.8% for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 11.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.4% | — |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 3 Switzerland 15.3% compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.1% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 15.1% compare
- 6 Norway 13.5% compare
- 7 Iceland 13.1% compare
- 8 Germany 11.2% compare
- 9 Sweden 10.8% compare
More urban development data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 57,188 Million euro (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 7.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 6th out of 7 regions with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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