Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Romania
Romania: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Romania stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Romania peaked at 19.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
That places Romania 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.7% | — |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +75.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -48.4% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 5.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.4% | 19.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 8.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More urban development data for Romania
- Population in the largest city 17.7% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 16.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0925 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.76 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.499 % 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 7.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.76 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.17 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 659.16 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Romania?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Romania was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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