Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth was 44.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands stood at 44.6%.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands peaked at 48.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2009.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.7% | — |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +223.4% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -48.1% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +144.4% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +91.0% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 44.6% | +4.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 44.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.6%, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 44.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +223.4% | 7.7% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 10.8% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 21.0% | 48.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9625 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth in Netherlands was 44.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of country of birth?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd 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 Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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