Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17) by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
24.3
Greece
Lowest
2
Croatia
Median
5.6
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
463
What the numbers show
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 24.3 in Greece; the lowest is 2 in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.6, and the mean is 6.62.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 133.7%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 83.1%).
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 24.3 | 2025 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 2 | Iceland | 19.4 | 2021 | up 133.7% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 12.7 | 2025 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 12.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 11.5 | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 9.4 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 9.4 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 9.2 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 9.2 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 8.7 | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 8.6 | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 8.2 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 8.2 | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 7.8 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 15 | Serbia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 6.6 | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 6.6 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 6.6 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 6.1 | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 5.6 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 5.5 | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 5.5 | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 5.5 | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 25 | Belgium | 4.3 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 4.1 | 2025 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 4 | 2025 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 28 | France | 3.9 | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 3.8 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 3.8 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 3.2 | 2025 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 3.2 | 2025 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 2.6 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 2.5 | 2025 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 2.5 | 2025 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 2.4 | 2025 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands | 2.2 | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands | 2.2 | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Cyprus | 2.2 | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 2 | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 2 | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.