Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Montenegro
Montenegro: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Montenegro, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Montenegro is 8.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.6% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Montenegro peaked at 19.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2022.
That places Montenegro 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.8% | — |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +42.6% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.9% | 11.7% | 19.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More urban development data for Montenegro
- Population density 46.36 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 18.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0.37 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 7.42 Hectares (2020)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
- Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen 2.89 million (2023)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 0 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 403 Number (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 173 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 30.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Montenegro?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Montenegro was 8.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Montenegro ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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