Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Finland
Finland: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 4.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Finland stood at 4.7%.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Finland peaked at 5.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2005.
Finland ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.8% | — |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 6 |
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More urban development data for Finland
- Population in the largest city 32.2% (2025)
- Population density 18.37 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 4.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.24 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.35 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.5999 % 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 4.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 4.53 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Finland?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Finland was 4.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- How does Finland rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Finland ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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