Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 37 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2023
All-time low
6.7%
in 2024
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% over five years.
Belgium ranks 14th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 6.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 6.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
More urban development data for Belgium
- Population in the largest city 20.5% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2685 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.21 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.4106 % 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 104.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.14 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.9 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 261.1 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 6.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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