Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Germany
Germany: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 11.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.2
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
7th
of 38 countries
All-time high
16.6
in 2012
All-time low
9
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Germany is 11.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Germany peaked at 16.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2020.
Germany ranks 7th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.35 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.35 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
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More urban development data for Germany
- Population in the largest city 5.2% (2025)
- Population density 238.35 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.11 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 3.58 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 47,256 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 89.2% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 439.62 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 11.2 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 25,522 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Germany?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Germany was 11.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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