Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Italy
Italy: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Italy, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5.0% for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Italy peaked at 12.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.
That places Italy 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.2% | — |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -38.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.5% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 7.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Italy?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Italy was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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