Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
30.3%
Greece
Lowest
5.2%
Malta
Median
13.0%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
948

What the numbers show

Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 45 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 14.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 34 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 of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 30.3% 2025 down 23.1% rising
2 Denmark 29.0% 2025 up 11.5% 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.6% 2019 down 3.5% falling
17 Netherlands 15.5% 2025 down 46.2% falling
17 Netherlands 15.5% 2025 down 46.2% falling
19 Serbia 15.3% 2025 down 45.9% falling
20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 14.6% 2020 down 14.1% flat
21 Estonia 14.2% 2025 up 8.4% falling
21 Estonia 14.2% 2025 up 8.4% falling
23 Poland 13.0% 2025 down 31.6% falling
23 Poland 13.0% 2025 down 31.6% falling
25 Portugal 12.2% 2025 down 11.6% flat
25 Latvia 12.2% 2025 down 17.6% falling
25 Latvia 12.2% 2025 down 17.6% falling
28 Slovakia 12.1% 2025 down 32.8% falling
28 Slovakia 12.1% 2025 down 32.8% falling
30 Romania 12.0% 2025 down 33.7% falling
31 Bulgaria 11.8% 2025 down 38.2% falling
32 North Macedonia 11.4% 2024 down 32.9% falling
33 Ireland 11.2% 2025 down 17.0% rising
34 Spain 10.9% 2025 down 16.8% flat
35 Italy 10.7% 2025 down 16.4% falling
36 Slovenia 10.4% 2025 down 22.4% flat
36 Slovenia 10.4% 2025 down 22.4% flat
38 Hungary 10.1% 2025 down 42.6% falling
39 Albania 9.4% 2022 down 27.1% falling
40 Lithuania 9.1% 2025 down 36.8% falling
40 Lithuania 9.1% 2025 down 36.8% falling
42 Cyprus 7.7% 2025 down 23.0% falling
43 Croatia 6.8% 2025 down 48.5% falling
43 Croatia 6.8% 2025 down 48.5% falling
45 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.

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Indicator
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 948 data points, 2003–2025
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