Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Slovakia
Slovakia: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Slovakia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Slovakia stood at 3.5%.
The figure is down 45.3% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Slovakia peaked at 17.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
Slovakia ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.6% | — |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -68.5% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +67.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -51.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -43.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +121.9% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -64.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +136.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 5.6% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 7.1% | 6 |
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- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 3.5% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 44.14 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 11,756 Number (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 29,153 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 22.9% (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.2 Average (2025)
- Total housing costs in pps 395.7 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2025)
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 12.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Slovakia?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Slovakia was 3.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Slovakia ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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