Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
28.9%
Denmark
Lowest
1.5%
Croatia
Median
7.0%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
762
What the numbers show
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 28.9% in Denmark; the lowest is 1.5% in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.0%, and the mean is 8.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 450.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 80.4%).
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 28.9% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 27.8% | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 3 | Norway | 21.0% | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 15.0% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15.0% | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 15.0% | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 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 |
| 20 | Czechia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 21 | France | 7.4% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 7.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 7.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 7.0% | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 6.3% | 2025 | down 55.3% | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 27 | Montenegro | 6.0% | 2023 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 5.9% | 2025 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 5.4% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 5.0% | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 4.9% | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 4.6% | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 4.0% | 2025 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 4.0% | 2025 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 3.8% | 2025 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 2.2% | 2025 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 44 | Albania | 2.0% | 2023 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 1.7% | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 46 | 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.