Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in France
France: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 6.4 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
6.4
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
7
in 2024
All-time low
4
in 2009
Years of data
20
2005β2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in France, 2005β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
France recorded 6.4 for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in France peaked at 7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2009.
France ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.04 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.19 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More urban development data for France
- Population in the largest city 20.9% (2025)
- Population density 126.86 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.87 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2309 units per person (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 29.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 11.35 million (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in France?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in France was 6.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2009.
- How does France rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- France ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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