Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia
Croatia: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia is 7.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia peaked at 19.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.6% | — |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -33.7% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -17.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 7.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 62% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 7.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.6%, 61% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -33.7% | 19.6% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.7% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More urban development data for Croatia
- Population in the largest city 30.5% (2025)
- Population density 68.97 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 15.78 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 684,359 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 121,113 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.8% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 94.79 million Number (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 3.2% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2.32 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 3,183 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Croatia was 7.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Croatia ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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