Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree in Serbia
Serbia: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Serbia is 15.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Serbia peaked at 28.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.1% | — |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.1% | 28.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 15.3% | 22.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 16 Netherlands 15.5% compare
- 16 Netherlands 15.5% compare
- 18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 15.4% compare
- 19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.3% compare
- 19 Serbia 15.3% compare
- 22 Estonia 14.2% compare
- 22 Estonia 14.2% compare
More urban development data for Serbia
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 29,031 Number (2025)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 12.28 million Number (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 7.9% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 3.83 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 4,276 Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 7.9% (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.1 Average (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 31.3% (2025)
- Total housing costs in pps 336.8 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2025)
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Serbia?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Serbia was 15.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of?
- Serbia ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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