Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.9%
Change on year
down 7.1%
Rank
3rd
of 5 regions
All-time high
11.4%
in 2014
All-time low
7.9%
in 2025
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 11.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.4% | — |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 Greece 26.4% compare
- 2 Denmark 23.4% compare
- 3 Switzerland 15.3% compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.1% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 15.1% compare
- 6 Norway 13.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,130 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data -6.2 (2025)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 127.3 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.23 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 7.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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