Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.7%
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
11.6%
in 2013
All-time low
7.7%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 11.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.0% | — |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 3 Switzerland 15.3% compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.1% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 15.1% compare
- 6 Norway 13.5% compare
- 7 Iceland 13.1% compare
- 8 Germany 11.2% compare
- 9 Sweden 10.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 7.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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