Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Spain
Spain: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.2%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
18th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2014
All-time low
4.9%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Spain stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Spain peaked at 10.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2004.
Spain ranks 18th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.9% | — |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.9% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 15 Luxembourg 8.1% compare
- 16 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 8.0% compare
- 17 Serbia 7.9% compare
- 19 Bulgaria 6.9% compare
- 20 Belgium 6.7% compare
- 21 Netherlands 6.5% compare
- 21 Netherlands 6.5% compare
More urban development data for Spain
- Population in the largest city 17.1% (2025)
- Population density 96.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2542 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 12.54 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.3889 % 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 24.89 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 6.81 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 18.8 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Spain?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Spain was 7.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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