Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Austria
Austria: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 17.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.4%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
13th
of 45 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2022
All-time low
15.8%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Austria, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 17.4% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in 2025.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Austria peaked at 20.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2005.
Austria ranks 13th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.5% | — |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.8% | 18.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.5% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 17.4% | 20.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 11 Finland 18.1% compare
- 12 Belgium 17.9% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 17.3% compare
- 15 France 16.9% compare
- 16 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.6% compare
More urban development data for Austria
- Population in the largest city 31.2% (2025)
- Population density 110.66 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2178 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 2.01 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.7541 % 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 23.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.01 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.5 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Austria?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Austria was 17.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2005.
- How does Austria rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Austria ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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