Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Spain
Spain: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 10.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.4%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
37th
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2013
All-time low
9.7%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Spain stood at 10.4%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Spain peaked at 12.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2004.
That places Spain 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 10.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 10.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.6%, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More urban development data for Spain
- Population in the largest city 17.1% (2025)
- Population density 96.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2542 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 12.54 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.3889 % 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 24.89 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 6.81 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 18.8 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Spain?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Spain was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).