Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands

Netherlands: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
6.5%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
21st
of 47 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2005
All-time low
6.5%
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands, 2005–2025

51015202005201520252005: 20.2 Percentage2006: 19.7 Percentage2007: 18.3 Percentage2008: 13.7 Percentage2009: 13.1 Percentage2010: 14 Percentage2011: 14.5 Percentage2012: 14.4 Percentage2013: 15.7 Percentage2014: 15.4 Percentage2015: 14.9 Percentage2016: 10.7 Percentage2017: 9.4 Percentage2018: 9.4 Percentage2019: 9.9 Percentage2020: 8.3 Percentage2021: 8.3 Percentage2022: 10 Percentage2023: 9.3 Percentage2024: 6.9 Percentage2025: 6.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands peaked at 20.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2025.

Netherlands ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands, 2005 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2005 20.2%
2006 19.7% -2.5%
2007 18.3% -7.1%
2008 13.7% -25.1%
2009 13.1% -4.4%
2010 14.0% +6.9%
2011 14.5% +3.6%
2012 14.4% -0.7%
2013 15.7% +9.0%
2014 15.4% -1.9%
2015 14.9% -3.2%
2016 10.7% -28.2%
2017 9.4% -12.1%
2018 9.4% +0.0%
2019 9.9% +5.3%
2020 8.3% -16.2%
2021 8.3% +0.0%
2022 10.0% +20.5%
2023 9.3% -7.0%
2024 6.9% -25.8%
2025 6.5% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.0% 13.1% 20.2% 5
2010s 12.8% 9.4% 15.7% 10
2020s 8.2% 6.5% 10.0% 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 18 Spain 7.2% compare
  2. 19 Bulgaria 6.9% compare
  3. 20 Belgium 6.7% compare
  4. 21 Netherlands 6.5% compare
  5. 23 France 6.4% compare
  6. 24 Portugal 6.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands?
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Netherlands was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
How does Netherlands rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
Netherlands ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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