Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland

Switzerland: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 15.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.3
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
3rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
15.3
in 2024
All-time low
10.7
in 2013
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland, 2010–2024

0510152010201720242010: 14.12011: 13.12012: 12.12013: 10.72014: 11.72015: 11.72016: 122017: 12.72018: 12.82019: 14.22020: 13.62021: 14.82022: 13.42023: 14.22024: 15.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland is 15.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland peaked at 15.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2013.

That places Switzerland 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 14.1
2011 13.1 -7.1%
2012 12.1 -7.6%
2013 10.7 -11.6%
2014 11.7 +9.3%
2015 11.7 +0.0%
2016 12 +2.6%
2017 12.7 +5.8%
2018 12.8 +0.8%
2019 14.2 +10.9%
2020 13.6 -4.2%
2021 14.8 +8.8%
2022 13.4 -9.5%
2023 14.2 +6.0%
2024 15.3 +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.51 10.7 14.2 10
2020s 14.26 13.4 15.3 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 1 Greece 26.4 compare
  2. 2 Denmark 23.4 compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.1 compare
  4. 5 Norway 13.5 compare
  5. 6 Iceland 13.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland?
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland was 15.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 15.3 in 2024.
What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2013.
How does Switzerland rank for housing cost overburden rate by tenure status?
Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is housing cost overburden rate by tenure status rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 776 data points, 2003–2025
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