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
16th
of 38 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

02.557.5102007201620252007: 8.3 Percentage2008: 9.4 Percentage2009: 10.4 Percentage2010: 9.7 Percentage2011: 10 Percentage2012: 10.7 Percentage2013: 10.3 Percentage2014: 10.9 Percentage2015: 10.3 Percentage2016: 10.2 Percentage2017: 9.8 Percentage2018: 8.9 Percentage2019: 8.5 Percentage2020: 8.2 Percentage2021: 9.9 Percentage2022: 9.2 Percentage2023: 8.2 Percentage2024: 7.8 Percentage2025: 7.2 Percentage

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 16th of 38 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 18 Belgium 6.7% compare
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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 16th out of 38 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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About this data

Indicator
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 776 data points, 2003–2025
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