Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Serbia

Serbia: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
7.9%
Change on year
down 30.7%
World rank
16th
of 47 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2015
All-time low
7.9%
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Serbia, 2013–2025

1020302013201920252013: 28 Percentage2014: 31.7 Percentage2015: 33.7 Percentage2016: 31 Percentage2017: 33.6 Percentage2018: 31.3 Percentage2019: 22.7 Percentage2020: 19.5 Percentage2021: 16.6 Percentage2022: 14.8 Percentage2023: 15.4 Percentage2024: 11.4 Percentage2025: 7.9 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 7.9% for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 76.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Serbia peaked at 33.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2025.

That places Serbia 16th 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 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Serbia, 2013 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2013 28.0%
2014 31.7% +13.2%
2015 33.7% +6.3%
2016 31.0% -8.0%
2017 33.6% +8.4%
2018 31.3% -6.8%
2019 22.7% -27.5%
2020 19.5% -14.1%
2021 16.6% -14.9%
2022 14.8% -10.8%
2023 15.4% +4.1%
2024 11.4% -26.0%
2025 7.9% -30.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.3% 22.7% 33.7% 7
2020s 14.3% 7.9% 19.5% 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 14 Czechia 8.2% compare
  2. 15 Luxembourg 8.1% compare
  3. 17 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.8% compare
  4. 18 Spain 7.2% compare
  5. 19 Bulgaria 6.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Serbia?
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Serbia was 7.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
How does Serbia rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
Serbia ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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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