Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Greece
Greece: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 26.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.4
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
1st
of 38 countries
All-time high
45.5
in 2015
All-time low
15.8
in 2007
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Greece, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 26.4 for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in 2025.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Greece peaked at 45.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.8, in 2007.
Greece ranks 1st of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.93 | 15.8 | 22.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.85 | 18.1 | 45.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.77 | 26.4 | 33.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 2 Denmark 23.4 compare
- 3 Switzerland 15.3 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 15.1 compare
More urban development data for Greece
- Population in the largest city 38.2% (2025)
- Population density 80.74 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.12 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.16 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 3.16 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 29,209 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 100.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 152.94 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 26.4 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 383.29 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Greece?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Greece was 26.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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