Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex in Serbia
Serbia: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Serbia is 16.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Serbia peaked at 30.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 11th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.3% | — |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -15.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 16.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.4% | 25.0% | 30.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 16.2% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 8 United Kingdom 17.4% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 17.4% compare
- 10 Czechia 17.1% compare
- 11 Serbia 16.2% compare
- 13 Finland 15.5% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 15.2% compare
More urban development data for Serbia
- Population in the largest city 34.4% (2025)
- Population density 75.2 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2157 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.41 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1595 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 16.75 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.41 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Serbia?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Serbia was 16.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Serbia ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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