Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in France
France: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
France recorded 16.9% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in France peaked at 16.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2018.
That places France 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.9% | — |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.5% | 15.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 12 Belgium 17.9% compare
- 13 Austria 17.4% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 17.3% 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
- 17 Netherlands 15.5% compare
- 17 Netherlands 15.5% compare
More urban development data for France
- Population in the largest city 20.9% (2025)
- Population density 126.86 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2309 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.87 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6226 % 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 29.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 11.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 19.12 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in France?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in France was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2018.
- How does France rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- France ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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