Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 11.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
11.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2009
All-time low
9.6%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2009–2014

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2009–2014

02.557.51012.52009201120142009: 11.8 Percentage2010: 9.6 Percentage2011: 10.6 Percentage2012: 11.1 Percentage2013: 11.3 Percentage2014: 11.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2014, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 11.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2009 to 2014.
Year Percentage Change
2009 11.8%
2010 9.6% -18.6%
2011 10.6% +10.4%
2012 11.1% +4.7%
2013 11.3% +1.8%
2014 11.5% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 1
2010s 10.8% 9.6% 11.5% 5

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 6 Norway 13.5% compare
  2. 7 Iceland 13.1% compare
  3. 9 Germany 11.2% compare
  4. 10 Sweden 10.8% compare
  5. 11 Türkiye 10.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 11.5% in 2014, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2014.
Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 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
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 966 data points, 2003–2025
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