Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 16.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2011
All-time low
16.5%
in 2018
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019

051015202008201320192008: 17.4 Percentage2009: 17.2 Percentage2010: 18.2 Percentage2011: 18.3 Percentage2012: 17 Percentage2013: 17.2 Percentage2014: 18 Percentage2015: 18.3 Percentage2016: 17.3 Percentage2017: 17.1 Percentage2018: 16.5 Percentage2019: 16.6 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2019, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) stood at 16.6%.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 18.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2018.

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 16th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Annual values for Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008 to 2019.
Year Percentage Change
2008 17.4%
2009 17.2% -1.1%
2010 18.2% +5.8%
2011 18.3% +0.5%
2012 17.0% -7.1%
2013 17.2% +1.2%
2014 18.0% +4.7%
2015 18.3% +1.7%
2016 17.3% -5.5%
2017 17.1% -1.2%
2018 16.5% -3.5%
2019 16.6% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.3% 17.2% 17.4% 2
2010s 17.4% 16.5% 18.3% 10

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 13 Austria 17.4% compare
  2. 14 Luxembourg 17.3% compare
  3. 15 France 16.9% compare
  4. 17 Netherlands 15.5% compare
  5. 17 Netherlands 15.5% compare
  6. 19 Serbia 15.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 16.6% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2018.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
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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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