Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
29.7%
Greece
Lowest
5.7%
Malta
Median
12.2%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
985

What the numbers show

Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status is currently reported for 47 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 13.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 37 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 and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 29.7% 2025 down 20.8% rising
2 Denmark 27.5% 2025 up 21.7% 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
12 Finland 15.5% 2025 up 26.0% rising
13 Luxembourg 15.2% 2025 up 90.0% rising
14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 14.9% 2019 down 7.5% falling
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
18 Belgium 13.4% 2025 down 13.5% falling
19 Estonia 13.3% 2025 up 9.9% falling
19 Estonia 13.3% 2025 up 9.9% falling
21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.0% 2020 down 16.7% flat
22 Slovakia 12.6% 2025 down 26.3% falling
22 Slovakia 12.6% 2025 down 26.3% falling
24 North Macedonia 12.2% 2024 down 35.4% falling
24 Poland 12.2% 2025 down 29.9% falling
24 France 12.2% 2025 down 6.9% falling
24 Poland 12.2% 2025 down 29.9% falling
28 Montenegro 12.1% 2023 down 42.9% falling
29 Austria 11.8% 2025 down 15.7% falling
30 Romania 11.7% 2025 down 37.8% falling
31 Portugal 11.4% 2025 down 14.9% flat
32 Hungary 11.0% 2025 down 38.9% falling
33 Latvia 10.9% 2025 down 22.7% falling
33 Latvia 10.9% 2025 down 22.7% falling
35 Lithuania 10.6% 2025 down 23.2% falling
35 Lithuania 10.6% 2025 down 23.2% falling
37 Spain 10.4% 2025 down 16.8% rising
37 Ireland 10.4% 2025 down 14.0% rising
39 Italy 9.6% 2025 down 15.8% falling
40 Slovenia 9.2% 2025 down 22.0% falling
40 Slovenia 9.2% 2025 down 22.0% falling
42 Albania 8.6% 2023 down 34.4% falling
43 Türkiye 7.8% 2025 down 43.1% falling
44 Croatia 7.7% 2025 down 47.6% falling
44 Croatia 7.7% 2025 down 47.6% falling
46 Cyprus 7.0% 2025 down 26.3% falling
47 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.

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Indicator
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 985 data points, 2003–2025
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