Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Germany
Germany: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Germany is 11.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Germany peaked at 16.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2020.
That places Germany 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.5% | — |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 6 |
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More urban development data for Germany
- Population in the largest city 5.2% (2025)
- Population density 238.35 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0972 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.11 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1772 % 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 23.13 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.58 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 58.06 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Germany?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Germany was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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