Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal
Portugal: Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.3%
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2024
All-time low
4.9%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Portugal stood at 6.3%.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over five years.
Portugal ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +40.8% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 6.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 6.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Portugal
More urban development data for Portugal
- Population in the largest city 45.6% (2025)
- Population density 116.75 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- 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 nuts 2 region in Portugal?
- Housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Portugal was 6.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Portugal 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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