Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
26.4%
Greece
Lowest
2.4%
Cyprus
Median
6.0%
Years covered
5
2021–2025
Data points
1,445
What the numbers show
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 26.4% in Greece; the lowest is 2.4% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.0%, and the mean is 7.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 26.4% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 2 | Denmark | 23.4% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 13.5% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 11.2% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 10.8% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 10.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 7 | Estonia | 8.8% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 8.8% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 8.2% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 8.1% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 7.9% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 7.2% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 6.9% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 6.7% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 6.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 6.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 6.3% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 6.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 19 | Malta | 6.0% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 5.7% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 5.7% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 5.3% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 5.3% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 5.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 5.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 4.7% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 4.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 4.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 3.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 3.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 3.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 3.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 3.2% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 3.2% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 2.4% | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 33.9%
- Peloponnisos 33.3%
- Kentriki Makedonia 32.3%
- Voreia Elláda 31.2%
- Sterea Elláda 29.9%
- Kentriki Elláda 28.1%
- Thessalia 27.1%
- Hovedstaden 26.6%
- Ipeiros 26.6%
- Notio Aigaio 26.3%
- Ionia Nisia 25.5%
- Dytiki Elláda 24.4%
- Attiki 23.5%
- Danmark 23.4%
- Dytiki Makedonia 23.3%
- Midtjylland 22.6%
- Nordjylland 22.3%
- Syddanmark 21.5%
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 21.2%
- Sjælland 21.0%
- Voreio Aigaio 20.9%
- Trøndelag 19.7%
- Kriti 18.5%
- Trier 18.1%
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 16.6%
- Hamburg 15.9%
- Praha 15.2%
- Oslo og Viken 15.0%
- Rheinland-Pfalz 14.0%
- Rheinhessen-Pfalz 13.8%
- Ciudad de Melilla 13.8%
- Sydsverige 13.7%
- Norge 13.5%
- Oberbayern 13.0%
- Köln 12.9%
- Koblenz 12.9%
- Darmstadt 12.6%
- Nord-Norge 12.5%
- Agder og Sør-Østlandet 12.5%
- Karlsruhe 12.4%