Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
27.8%
Greece
Lowest
1.5%
Croatia
Median
7.1%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
792
What the numbers show
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 27.8% in Greece; the lowest is 1.5% in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.1%, and the mean is 8.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 450.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 77.7%).
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 27.8% | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 2 | Denmark | 21.9% | 2025 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 21.0% | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 15.0% | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 15.0% | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 15.0% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 13.9% | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 13.7% | 2025 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 9 | Finland | 13.2% | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 12.9% | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 12.9% | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 12.0% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 11.4% | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 11.4% | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 11.2% | 2020 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 16 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 10.8% | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 9.2% | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 18 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 9.1% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 8.5% | 2025 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 8.5% | 2025 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 21 | Montenegro | 7.9% | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 23 | France | 7.4% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 7.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 7.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 7.0% | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 6.3% | 2025 | down 55.3% | flat |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 5.9% | 2025 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 5.4% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 5.0% | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 4.9% | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 4.6% | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 4.0% | 2025 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 4.0% | 2025 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 3.8% | 2025 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 3.0% | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 2.2% | 2025 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 1.7% | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 48 | Croatia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.