Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.3%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
14th
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2023
All-time low
8.5%
in 2016
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Luxembourg, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Luxembourg stood at 17.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Luxembourg peaked at 18.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2016.
Luxembourg ranks 14th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.1% | — |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +39.8% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +59.2% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.2%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 17.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.2%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 8.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 9.8% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 11 Finland 18.1% compare
- 12 Belgium 17.9% compare
- 13 Austria 17.4% 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
- 17 Netherlands 15.5% compare
- 17 Netherlands 15.5% compare
More urban development data for Luxembourg
- Population density 258.86 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.43 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.4 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 11.54 Hectares (2020)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 372 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 68.8% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 3.68 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 8.1% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 87.69 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 3,622 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Luxembourg?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Luxembourg was 17.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2016.
- How does Luxembourg rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Luxembourg ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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