Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Hungary
Hungary: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Hungary stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Hungary peaked at 18.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.
That places Hungary 33rd 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 21 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.1% | — |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -32.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -33.6% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -59.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +23.3% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.9% | 18.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 3.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 2.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
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More urban development data for Hungary
- Population in the largest city 26.5% (2025)
- Population density 105.11 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.72 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1873 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.78 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1039 % 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 19.48 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.78 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Hungary?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Hungary was 5.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Hungary ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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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