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)

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 was 13.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
13.0%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
21st
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 2013
All-time low
13.0%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

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), 2008–2020

0510152008201420202008: 13.4 Percentage2009: 13.7 Percentage2010: 15.6 Percentage2011: 16 Percentage2012: 16.3 Percentage2013: 16.5 Percentage2014: 16.3 Percentage2015: 16.2 Percentage2016: 15.5 Percentage2017: 14.8 Percentage2018: 14.6 Percentage2019: 14.6 Percentage2020: 13 Percentage

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 13.0% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 11.0% 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 (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 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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), year by year

Annual values for Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.6% 13.4% 13.7% 2
2010s 15.6% 14.6% 16.5% 10
2020s 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 1

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)

  1. 18 Belgium 13.4% compare
  2. 19 Estonia 13.3% compare
  3. 19 Estonia 13.3% compare
  4. 22 Slovakia 12.6% compare
  5. 22 Slovakia 12.6% compare
  6. 24 France 12.2% compare
  7. 24 North Macedonia 12.2% compare
  8. 24 Poland 12.2% compare
  9. 24 Poland 12.2% compare

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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 13.0% in 2020, 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 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
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 flat.
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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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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