Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 13.5% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 16.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2020.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 19th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.4% | — |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More urban development data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 7.9% (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.7 Average (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 29.8% (2021)
- Total housing costs in pps 476.4 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2021)
- Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 1.6% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 24,474 Thousand persons (2021)
- Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.7 Average (2021)
- Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 8,325 Thousand persons (2021)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 32,508 Thousand persons (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 29.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 19th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- 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 (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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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