Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland
Switzerland: Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status was 15.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status in Switzerland, 2010–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.51 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.26 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 5 |
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More urban development data for Switzerland
- Population in the largest city 18.7% (2025)
- Population density 224.98 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.46 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.8141 % 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 36.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.46 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.37 Tonnes (2025)
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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