Austria vs Belgium: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing
Austria
6.1%
in 2025
Belgium
6.8%
in 2024
Austria rank
24th
Belgium rank
21st
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.8% against 6.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 21st of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 10.4% | 4.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 9.7% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.8% | 1.8% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in inadequate housing, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 6.8% against 6.1% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in inadequate housing between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.7%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Austria ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 21st of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).