Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Spain
Spain: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.2%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
19th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2014
All-time low
7.2%
in 2025
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Spain, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Spain stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Spain peaked at 10.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2025.
Spain ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.3% | — |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Czechia 8.2% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 8.1% compare
- 18 Serbia 7.9% compare
- 20 Bulgaria 6.9% compare
- 21 Belgium 6.7% compare
- 22 Netherlands 6.5% compare
- 22 Netherlands 6.5% compare
More urban development data for Spain
- Population in the largest city 17.1% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2542 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 12.54 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.3889 % 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 24.89 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 6.81 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 18.8 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 601.13 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Spain?
- Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Spain was 7.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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