Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
29.7%
Greece
Lowest
5.7%
Malta
Median
12.2%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,016
What the numbers show
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 29.7% in Greece; the lowest is 5.7% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.2%, and the mean is 13.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 90.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 47.6%).
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 29.7% | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 23.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 21.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 21.1% | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 19.5% | 2020 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 18.8% | 2025 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 18.3% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 17.4% | 2018 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 17.4% | 2018 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 17.1% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 16.2% | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 16.2% | 2025 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 15.5% | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 15.2% | 2025 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 14.1% | 2025 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 14.1% | 2025 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 13.6% | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 17 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 13.6% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 19 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 13.5% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 13.4% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 13.3% | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 13.3% | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 12.6% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 12.6% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 12.2% | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 25 | France | 12.2% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Montenegro | 12.2% | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 12.2% | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 12.2% | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 12.2% | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 11.8% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 11.7% | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 11.4% | 2025 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 34 | Hungary | 11.0% | 2025 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 10.9% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 10.9% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 10.4% | 2025 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 10.4% | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 9.6% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 44 | Albania | 8.1% | 2025 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 45 | Türkiye | 7.8% | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 7.7% | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 7.7% | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 7.0% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 49 | Malta | 5.7% | 2025 | up 29.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.