Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Estonia
Estonia: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Estonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 8.8% for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Estonia peaked at 8.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2008.
That places Estonia 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.8% | — |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +55.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 9 Sweden 10.8% compare
- 10 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 10.1% compare
- 11 Türkiye 10.0% compare
- 12 Estonia 8.8% compare
- 14 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 8.7% compare
- 15 Czechia 8.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Estonia?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Estonia was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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