Distribution of population by housing cost burden and degree of urbanisation by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
68.1%
Greece
Lowest
5.4%
Croatia
Median
19.5%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
951

What the numbers show

Distribution of population by housing cost burden and degree of urbanisation is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 68.1% in Greece; the lowest is 5.4% in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.5%, and the mean is 24.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 195.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 67.7%).

Distribution of population by housing cost burden and degree of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 68.1% 2025 down 11.9% rising
2 Denmark 60.1% 2025 up 14.9% falling
3 Switzerland 51.4% 2024 up 5.8% rising
4 Norway 46.4% 2025 up 38.9% rising
5 Sweden 39.2% 2025 up 25.2% flat
6 Iceland 36.3% 2020 up 25.6% rising
7 Germany 35.6% 2025 down 24.4% falling
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34.0% 2018 down 19.8% falling
8 United Kingdom 34.0% 2018 down 19.8% falling
10 Belgium 33.4% 2025 down 10.5% flat
11 Czechia 31.8% 2025 down 22.6% falling
12 Luxembourg 31.0% 2025 up 7.6% rising
13 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 30.1% 2019 down 2.0% falling
14 Finland 29.7% 2025 up 16.5% rising
15 France 29.5% 2025 up 6.1% rising
16 Austria 28.0% 2025 down 12.2% rising
17 Netherlands 27.4% 2025 down 54.9% falling
17 Netherlands 27.4% 2025 down 54.9% falling
19 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 26.8% 2021 down 19.0% falling
20 Estonia 21.7% 2025 up 6.4% falling
20 Estonia 21.7% 2025 up 6.4% falling
22 Portugal 19.7% 2025 down 11.3% flat
23 Serbia 19.5% 2025 down 66.8% falling
24 Spain 19.1% 2025 down 19.4% rising
25 Latvia 18.9% 2025 down 16.7% falling
25 Latvia 18.9% 2025 down 16.7% falling
25 Ireland 18.9% 2025 up 11.8% rising
28 Slovakia 18.5% 2025 down 43.6% falling
28 Slovakia 18.5% 2025 down 43.6% falling
30 Romania 16.8% 2025 down 49.1% falling
31 Italy 16.1% 2025 down 33.7% falling
32 Bulgaria 16.0% 2025 down 52.2% falling
33 Hungary 15.7% 2025 down 44.9% falling
33 Poland 15.7% 2025 down 50.5% falling
33 Poland 15.7% 2025 down 50.5% falling
36 Slovenia 14.5% 2025 down 33.2% rising
36 Slovenia 14.5% 2025 down 33.2% rising
38 North Macedonia 12.8% 2024 down 57.5% falling
39 Malta 12.1% 2025 up 195.1% rising
40 Cyprus 10.2% 2025 down 39.3% falling
41 Albania 9.8% 2022 down 50.8% falling
42 Lithuania 9.5% 2025 down 58.0% falling
42 Lithuania 9.5% 2025 down 58.0% falling
44 Croatia 5.4% 2025 down 67.7% falling
44 Croatia 5.4% 2025 down 67.7% 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
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and degree of urbanisation
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 951 data points, 2003–2025
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