Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Serbia
Serbia: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 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
In 2025, median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of in Serbia stood at 15.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 45 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 of 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% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 15.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.2%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 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
- 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
- 21 Estonia 14.2% compare
- 21 Estonia 14.2% compare
More urban development data for Serbia
- Population in the largest city 34.4% (2025)
- Population density 78.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2157 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.41 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1595 % 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 16.75 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.41 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2.7 Tonnes (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 45 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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