Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Finland
Finland: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.1%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2025
All-time low
13.6%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 18.1% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Finland peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2019.
That places Finland 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.6% | — |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 18.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.2%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Finland's 18.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.2%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.8% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 8 Czechia 18.3% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.2% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 18.2% compare
- 12 Belgium 17.9% compare
- 13 Austria 17.4% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 17.3% compare
More urban development data for Finland
- Population in the largest city 32.2% (2025)
- Population density 18.37 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 4.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.24 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.35 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.5999 % 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 4.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 4.53 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Finland?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Finland was 18.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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