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

0510152010201720252010: 14.52011: 16.12012: 16.62013: 16.42014: 15.92015: 15.62016: 15.82017: 14.52018: 14.22019: 13.92020: 92021: 112022: 11.92023: 132024: 122025: 11.2

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

Annual values for Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Germany, 2010 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.35 13.9 16.6 10
2020s 11.35 9 13 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Norway 13.5 compare
  2. 6 Iceland 13.1 compare
  3. 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 compare
  4. 9 Sweden 10.8 compare
  5. 10 Estonia 8.8 compare
  6. 11 Czechia 8.2 compare

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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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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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