Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Germany
Germany: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Germany is 20.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Germany peaked at 24.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2020.
That places Germany 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.0% | — |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.0% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 6 |
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More urban development data for Germany
- Population in the largest city 5.2% (2025)
- Population density 238.35 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0972 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.11 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1772 % 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 23.13 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.58 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 58.06 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Germany?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Germany was 20.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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