Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Italy
Italy: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
12.6
in 2005
All-time low
5
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5 for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Italy peaked at 12.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2025.
Italy ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.52 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.13 | 5 | 7.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More urban development data for Italy
- Population in the largest city 10.6% (2025)
- Population density 199.46 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 11.51 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.2457 % change on previous year (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 38.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 4.35 million (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 994 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Italy?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Italy was 5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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