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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.