Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth was 18.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
2nd
of 4 regions
All-time high
19.3%
in 2019
All-time low
14.9%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 18.5%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.3% | — |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 14.9% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Greece 58.2%
- 2 Netherlands 44.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 44.6% compare
- 4 Sweden 36.8% compare
- 5 Czechia 35.2% compare
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 18.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 4 regions with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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