Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Denmark
Denmark: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Denmark, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 31.4% for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in 2025.
The figure is down 37.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Denmark peaked at 50.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2013.
That places Denmark 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43.4% | — |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +111.5% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | -37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.0% | 21.7% | 48.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 31.4% | 50.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Denmark?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Denmark was 31.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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