Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Portugal
Portugal: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 6.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.2
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
20th
of 37 countries
All-time high
9.2
in 2014
All-time low
4.1
in 2020
Years of data
20
2005–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Portugal, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Portugal stood at 6.2.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Portugal peaked at 9.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 20th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.3 | — |
| 2007 | 7.4 | +72.1% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1 | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 7.2 | +71.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2 | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5 | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 6.7 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +43.9% |
| 2022 | 5 | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9 | +40.8% |
| 2025 | 6.2 | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.35 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.19 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More urban development data for Portugal
- Population in the largest city 45.6% (2025)
- Population density 115.47 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.77 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4037 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 4.36 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.427 % 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 47.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.03 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Portugal?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Portugal was 6.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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