Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
30.3%
Greece
Lowest
5.2%
Malta
Median
13.0%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
972
What the numbers show
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 30.3% in Greece; the lowest is 5.2% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.0%, and the mean is 14.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 66.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 48.5%).
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 30.3% | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 25.6% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 25.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 23.7% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 20.9% | 2025 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 6 | Iceland | 20.3% | 2020 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 20.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 8 | Czechia | 18.3% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 18.2% | 2018 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 18.2% | 2018 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 18.1% | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 17.9% | 2025 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 17.4% | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 17.3% | 2025 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 15 | France | 16.9% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 15.5% | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 15.5% | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 18 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 15.4% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 15.3% | 2025 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 19 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 15.3% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 15.3% | 2025 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 14.2% | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 14.2% | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 24 | Poland | 13.0% | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 24 | Poland | 13.0% | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 12.2% | 2025 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 12.2% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 12.2% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 12.1% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 12.1% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 12.0% | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 11.8% | 2025 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 11.4% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 11.4% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 35 | Ireland | 11.2% | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 10.9% | 2025 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 37 | Italy | 10.7% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 40 | Hungary | 10.1% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 41 | Albania | 9.4% | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 9.1% | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 9.1% | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 7.7% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 47 | Malta | 5.2% | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.