Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Iceland

Iceland: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 13.1 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
13.1
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
6th
of 37 countries
All-time high
14.3
in 2006
All-time low
6.3
in 2016
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Iceland, 2004–2020

0510152004201220202004: 10.32005: 12.52006: 14.32007: 10.52008: 11.42009: 9.52010: 9.62011: 11.32012: 92013: 8.82014: 8.12015: 8.22016: 6.32017: 8.42018: 8.92019: 12.62020: 13.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Iceland stood at 13.1.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Iceland peaked at 14.3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2016.

Iceland ranks 6th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.42 9.5 14.3 6
2010s 9.12 6.3 12.6 10
2020s 13.1 13.1 13.1 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 3 Switzerland 15.3 compare
  2. 4 United Kingdom 15.1 compare
  3. 5 Norway 13.5 compare
  4. 7 Germany 11.2 compare
  5. 8 Sweden 10.8 compare
  6. 9 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 10.1 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Iceland?
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Iceland was 13.1 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 14.3 in 2006.
What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2016.
How does Iceland rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
Iceland ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland 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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Indicator
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 776 data points, 2003–2025
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