Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Netherlands
Netherlands: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of was 15.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 45 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2013
All-time low
15.4%
in 2024
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 15.5% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Netherlands peaked at 28.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.7% | — |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 19.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 14 Luxembourg 17.3% 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
- 19 Serbia 15.3% compare
- 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 14.6% compare
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- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 61,959 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Netherlands?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Netherlands was 15.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Netherlands ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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