Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
63.6
Greece
Lowest
0.7
North Macedonia
Median
13.4
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
982
What the numbers show
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 63.6 in Greece; the lowest is 0.7 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.4, and the mean is 16.53.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 91.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 267.6%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 98.1%).
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 63.6 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 39.9 | 2025 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 3 | Slovakia | 35.1 | 2025 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Slovakia | 35.1 | 2025 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | 33.7 | 2025 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 33.7 | 2025 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 32.6 | 2020 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 31.2 | 2025 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Montenegro | 31.1 | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 27.5 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 27.5 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 26.2 | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 22.1 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 21.9 | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 21.9 | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 19 | 2025 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Estonia | 19 | 2025 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 18.7 | 2025 | up 67.0% | falling |
| 19 | Albania | 17.1 | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 16.7 | 2018 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 16.7 | 2018 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 14.8 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 23 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 14.4 | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 14.3 | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 25 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 13.4 | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 13 | 2025 | up 136.4% | falling |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 12.5 | 2025 | up 267.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 12.3 | 2025 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 12.3 | 2025 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 9.7 | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 8.4 | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 6.8 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 34 | Austria | 6.8 | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 6.3 | 2025 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 37 | Hungary | 6.2 | 2025 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 5.8 | 2025 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 5.8 | 2025 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 5.4 | 2025 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 5.4 | 2025 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Belgium | 4.7 | 2025 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands | 4.5 | 2025 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands | 4.5 | 2025 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 4.3 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 46 | France | 3.5 | 2025 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 3.4 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 0.7 | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 0.7 | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.