Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria

Austria: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 6.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6.1
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
21st
of 37 countries
All-time high
7.9
in 2004
All-time low
4.6
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria, 2004–2025

024682004201420252004: 7.92005: 4.62006: 52007: 5.42008: 6.12009: 5.62010: 6.52011: 5.52012: 72013: 7.22014: 6.62015: 6.42016: 7.22017: 7.12018: 6.82019: 72020: 6.32021: 6.12022: 7.42023: 62024: 6.32025: 6.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria is 6.1, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria peaked at 7.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2005.

Austria ranks 21st of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 7.9
2005 4.6 -41.8%
2006 5 +8.7%
2007 5.4 +8.0%
2008 6.1 +13.0%
2009 5.6 -8.2%
2010 6.5 +16.1%
2011 5.5 -15.4%
2012 7 +27.3%
2013 7.2 +2.9%
2014 6.6 -8.3%
2015 6.4 -3.0%
2016 7.2 +12.5%
2017 7.1 -1.4%
2018 6.8 -4.2%
2019 7 +2.9%
2020 6.3 -10.0%
2021 6.1 -3.2%
2022 7.4 +21.3%
2023 6 -18.9%
2024 6.3 +5.0%
2025 6.1 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.77 4.6 7.9 6
2010s 6.73 5.5 7.2 10
2020s 6.37 6 7.4 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 18 Netherlands 6.5 compare
  2. 19 France 6.4 compare
  3. 20 Portugal 6.3 compare
  4. 21 Montenegro 6.1 compare
  5. 23 Malta 6 compare
  6. 24 Lithuania 5.7 compare
  7. 24 Latvia 5.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria?
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Austria was 6.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 7.9 in 2004.
What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2005.
How does Austria rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
Austria ranks 21st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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