Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Cyprus
Cyprus: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Cyprus, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Cyprus stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 73.4% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Cyprus peaked at 20.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 27th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.0% | — |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -45.0% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +135.2% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +44.3% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -26.1% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -73.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 3.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.6%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 7.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 3.7% | 15.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More population data for Cyprus
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5221 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0299 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,392 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4899 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8322 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 138.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 51,005 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Cyprus?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Cyprus was 3.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- Cyprus ranks 27th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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