Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Switzerland
Switzerland: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 15.3% for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Switzerland peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2013.
Switzerland ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.2% | — |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Greece 26.4% compare
- 2 Denmark 23.4% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 15.1% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 15.1% compare
- 6 Norway 13.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Switzerland?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Switzerland was 15.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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