Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Greece
Greece: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 26.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.4
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
45.5
in 2015
All-time low
15.8
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Greece, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Greece stood at 26.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Greece peaked at 45.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.8, in 2007.
Greece ranks 1st of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.7 | — |
| 2005 | 22.7 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 24.6 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8 | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 22.2 | +40.5% |
| 2009 | 21.8 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.1 | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2 | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 33.1 | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 36.9 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 44.9 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 45.5 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 40.5 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 39.6 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.2 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 33.3 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 28.8 | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 26.7 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 28.5 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 28.9 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 26.4 | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.97 | 15.8 | 24.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.85 | 18.1 | 45.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.77 | 26.4 | 33.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Türkiye 10 compare
- 2 Denmark 23.4 compare
- 3 Switzerland 15.3 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.1 compare
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8624 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 23,240 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7632 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 20,566 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Greece?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Greece was 26.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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