Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
42.0%
Netherlands
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
17.9%
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
329
What the numbers show
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 42.0% in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.9%, and the mean is 20.4%.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 307.8%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 42.0% | 2025 | up 307.8% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 42.0% | 2025 | up 307.8% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 35.7% | 2022 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 4 | Sweden | 35.5% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 31.4% | 2025 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 31.4% | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 23.3% | 2025 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 20.8% | 2025 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 19.1% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 17.9% | 2018 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.9% | 2018 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 16.9% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 15.5% | 2025 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 15.0% | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 15 | Norway | 14.9% | 2025 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 14.1% | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 13.6% | 2025 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 11.1% | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 19 | France | 5.3% | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 4.8% | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 21 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.