Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 13.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 16.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.3% | — |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 16.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More urban development data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 57,187 Million euro (2023)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 7.9% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 29.7% (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.7 Average (2025)
- Total housing costs in pps 578.8 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2025)
- Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 1.3% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 24,000 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.7 Average (2025)
- Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 9,579 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 31,655 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 13.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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