Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Germany
Germany: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 11.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.2
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
8th
of 37 countries
All-time high
16.6
in 2012
All-time low
9
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Germany, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Germany recorded 11.2 for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Germany peaked at 16.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2020.
Germany ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.5 | — |
| 2011 | 16.1 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 16.4 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.9 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.8 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.9 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9 | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 11.9 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 13 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 11.2 | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.35 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.35 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Germany?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Germany was 11.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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