Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of household and income group by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
34.6%
Greece
Lowest
10.9%
Cyprus
Median
16.8%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
989

What the numbers show

Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of household and income group is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 34.6% in Greece; the lowest is 10.9% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.8%, and the mean is 18.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 68.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 46.3%).

Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 34.6% 2025 down 18.0% rising
2 Denmark 33.0% 2025 up 19.1% falling
3 Switzerland 25.6% 2024 up 4.5% flat
4 Norway 25.3% 2025 up 24.0% rising
5 United Kingdom 25.1% 2018 down 12.5% falling
5 United Kingdom 25.1% 2018 down 12.5% falling
7 Iceland 24.3% 2020 up 4.7% falling
8 Sweden 24.2% 2025 up 7.1% flat
9 Germany 24.1% 2025 down 11.7% falling
10 Czechia 21.4% 2025 down 9.7% falling
11 Finland 21.1% 2025 up 16.6% rising
12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 20.7% 2019 down 7.6% falling
13 Serbia 20.2% 2025 down 46.3% falling
14 Netherlands 19.9% 2025 down 32.5% falling
14 Netherlands 19.9% 2025 down 32.5% falling
16 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 19.1% 2021 down 11.6% falling
17 Luxembourg 19.0% 2025 up 33.8% rising
18 Estonia 18.9% 2025 up 12.5% flat
18 Estonia 18.9% 2025 up 12.5% flat
20 France 18.5% 2025 down 1.6% flat
21 Bulgaria 18.1% 2025 down 27.6% falling
22 Belgium 17.6% 2025 down 12.9% falling
23 Austria 17.2% 2025 down 6.5% flat
24 North Macedonia 16.8% 2024 down 32.0% falling
25 Portugal 16.3% 2025 down 13.8% flat
26 Ireland 16.2% 2025 down 3.6% rising
27 Montenegro 16.0% 2023 down 41.6% falling
27 Spain 16.0% 2025 down 15.8% rising
29 Slovakia 15.9% 2025 down 24.6% falling
29 Slovakia 15.9% 2025 down 24.6% falling
31 Poland 15.8% 2025 down 27.2% falling
31 Poland 15.8% 2025 down 27.2% falling
33 Romania 15.6% 2025 down 37.8% falling
34 Latvia 15.5% 2025 down 18.4% falling
34 Latvia 15.5% 2025 down 18.4% falling
36 Türkiye 15.4% 2025 down 20.2% flat
37 Lithuania 15.3% 2025 down 19.5% falling
37 Lithuania 15.3% 2025 down 19.5% falling
39 Hungary 15.0% 2025 down 30.2% falling
40 Italy 14.1% 2025 down 18.0% falling
41 Slovenia 12.8% 2025 down 20.5% falling
41 Slovenia 12.8% 2025 down 20.5% falling
43 Malta 12.6% 2025 up 68.0% rising
44 Albania 11.5% 2023 down 39.5% falling
44 Croatia 11.5% 2025 down 39.2% falling
44 Croatia 11.5% 2025 down 39.2% falling
47 Cyprus 10.9% 2025 down 22.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of household and income group
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 989 data points, 2003–2025
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