Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia
Slovakia: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.6%
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2007
All-time low
12.6%
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 12.6% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia peaked at 22.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.3% | — |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -20.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 12.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 12.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 19 Estonia 13.3% compare
- 19 Estonia 13.3% compare
- 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.0% compare
- 22 Slovakia 12.6% compare
- 24 France 12.2% compare
- 24 North Macedonia 12.2% compare
- 24 Poland 12.2% compare
- 24 Poland 12.2% compare
More urban development data for Slovakia
- Population in the largest city 15.4% (2025)
- Population density 112.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.72 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 443,679 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,176 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 14.67 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 3.5% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 44.14 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 11,756 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia was 12.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Slovakia ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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