Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Romania
Romania: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Romania is 5.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Romania peaked at 19.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.7% | — |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +75.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -48.4% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.4% | 19.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 8.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 9.1% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6174 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 13,916 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 62,211 current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Romania?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Romania was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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