Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal
Portugal: Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal stood at 7.0%.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal peaked at 12.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.3% | — |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +84.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +77.3% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -42.3% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +55.8% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -13.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 7.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.7%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 7.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More urban development data for Portugal
- Population in the largest city 45.6% (2025)
- Population density 115.47 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.77 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4037 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 4.36 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.427 % 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 47.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.03 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal?
- Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal was 7.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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