Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
26.4
Greece
Lowest
2.1
Albania
Median
6.4
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
789

What the numbers show

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 26.4 in Greece; the lowest is 2.1 in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.4, and the mean is 8.12.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 445.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 77.2%).

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 26.4 2025 down 42.0% rising
2 Denmark 23.4 2025 up 55.0% flat
3 Switzerland 15.3 2024 up 30.8% rising
4 United Kingdom 15.1 2018 down 7.4% falling
5 Norway 13.5 2025 up 43.6% rising
6 Iceland 13.1 2020 up 36.5% falling
7 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.5 2014 down 2.5% rising
8 Germany 11.2 2025 down 28.2% falling
9 Sweden 10.8 2025 up 24.1% rising
10 Estonia 8.8 2025 up 29.4% rising
11 Czechia 8.2 2025 down 21.2% falling
12 Luxembourg 8.1 2025 up 35.0% rising
13 Serbia 7.9 2025 down 76.6% falling
14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.8 2020 down 26.4% falling
15 Spain 7.2 2025 down 30.1% rising
16 Bulgaria 6.9 2025 down 53.4% falling
17 Belgium 6.7 2025 down 28.7% falling
18 Netherlands 6.5 2025 down 56.4% falling
19 France 6.4 2025 up 12.3% rising
20 Portugal 6.3 2025 down 30.8% flat
21 Montenegro 6.1 2023 down 69.2% falling
21 Austria 6.1 2025 down 4.7% rising
23 Malta 6 2025 up 445.5% volatile
24 Latvia 5.7 2025 down 29.6% falling
24 Lithuania 5.7 2025 down 37.4% falling
26 North Macedonia 5.6 2024 down 64.1% falling
27 Hungary 5.3 2025 down 37.6% falling
27 Ireland 5.3 2025 up 12.8% rising
29 Romania 5 2025 down 68.6% falling
29 Italy 5 2025 down 41.9% falling
31 Finland 4.7 2025 down 4.1% rising
32 Poland 4.1 2025 down 52.9% falling
33 Slovenia 3.5 2025 down 42.6% falling
33 Slovakia 3.5 2025 down 61.5% falling
35 Croatia 3.2 2025 down 55.6% falling
36 Cyprus 2.4 2025 down 38.5% falling
37 Albania 2.1 2023 down 77.2% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 789 data points, 2003–2025
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