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
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Slovakia stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of 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% |
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
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,176 Number (2025)
- 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)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 29,153 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 3.5% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 22.9% (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.2 Average (2025)
- Total housing costs in pps 395.7 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2025)
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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