Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status was 12.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 12.8% for distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 28.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2019.
That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28.7% | — |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 27.4% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 12.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
More population data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 15.6% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 35.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.4% (2019)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 12.8% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 25.0% (2019)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 43.1% (2019)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 35.8% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 9.0% (2019)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without 16.7% (2019)
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and 1,849 Thousand (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 12.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status?
- European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of population by housing cost burden and tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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