Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
94.3
Greece
Lowest
18.8
Albania
Median
40.8
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,015
What the numbers show
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 94.3 in Greece; the lowest is 18.8 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.8, and the mean is 43.37.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 54.1%).
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 94.3 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 72.1 | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 70.9 | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 69.4 | 2025 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 66.3 | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 5 | Netherlands | 66.3 | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 7 | Norway | 57.3 | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 56 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 53.7 | 2025 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 53.7 | 2025 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 53.6 | 2018 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 53.6 | 2018 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 52.8 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 14 | Germany | 51.4 | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 15 | Iceland | 49.4 | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 47.6 | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 47.6 | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 18 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 45.5 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 45.5 | 2025 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 20 | France | 45.1 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 44.4 | 2025 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 44.4 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 42.1 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 42.1 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 25 | Malta | 40.8 | 2025 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 40.1 | 2025 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 39.7 | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 38.9 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 38.9 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 37.2 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 37.2 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 35.6 | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 35.6 | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 34.1 | 2025 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 34.1 | 2025 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 33 | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 32.6 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 32.6 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 31.7 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 40 | Türkiye | 31.3 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 29 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 28.2 | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 28.2 | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 44 | Portugal | 25.8 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 25.3 | 2025 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 24.6 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 47 | Lithuania | 23.4 | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 47 | Lithuania | 23.4 | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 49 | Albania | 18.8 | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.