Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 13.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.7%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
3rd
of 6 regions
All-time high
17.2%
in 2013
All-time low
13.3%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 13.7% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 17.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2020.
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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.3% | — |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 6 |
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- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1.16 million Number (2025)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 3.02 billion Number (2024)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 62,987 Million euro (2023)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 1.89 million Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 7.7% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 29.4% (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.7 Average (2025)
- Total housing costs in pps 555.2 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 13.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2020.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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