Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree in Romania
Romania: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 12.0% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in 2025.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Romania peaked at 23.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 31st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.8% | — |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -43.6% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +80.9% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +13.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 12.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.2%, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.2%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +80.9% | 11.5% | 20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.4% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 11.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 29 Slovakia 12.1% compare
- 29 Slovakia 12.1% compare
- 32 Bulgaria 11.8% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 11.4% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 11.4% compare
More urban development data for Romania
- Population in the largest city 17.7% (2025)
- Population density 82.81 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 16.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0925 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.76 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.499 % 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 7.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.76 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.17 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Romania?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Romania was 12.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Romania ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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