Distribution of population by housing cost burden and sex by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
66.6
Greece
Lowest
6.8
Albania
Median
18.4
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,019
What the numbers show
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and sex is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 66.6 in Greece; the lowest is 6.8 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.4, and the mean is 20.66.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 241.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 67.0%).
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 66.6 | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 43.8 | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 41 | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 37.7 | 2025 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 33.5 | 2020 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 32.6 | 2025 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 32 | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 32 | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 32 | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 26.5 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 25.3 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 22.4 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 13 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 22.3 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 22.3 | 2025 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 22.3 | 2025 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 22.2 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 22.2 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 18 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 21.8 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 21.3 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 20 | France | 21.2 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 21 | Estonia | 20.1 | 2025 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 20.1 | 2025 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 20 | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 19 | 2025 | down 22.1% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 18.4 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 17 | 2025 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 16.8 | 2025 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 16.6 | 2025 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 15.3 | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 15.3 | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 14.9 | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 14.9 | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 14.3 | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 14.2 | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 14.2 | 2025 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 14.2 | 2025 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 14.1 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 14.1 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 14 | 2025 | up 241.5% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 14 | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 41 | Lithuania | 13.3 | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 41 | Lithuania | 13.3 | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 12.7 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 44 | Slovenia | 9.8 | 2025 | down 38.4% | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 9.8 | 2025 | down 38.4% | flat |
| 46 | Cyprus | 9.1 | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 7.4 | 2025 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 7.4 | 2025 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 49 | Albania | 6.8 | 2025 | down 67.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.