Europe

Highest Housing burden countries in Europe

Compare European countries using the indicator Housing cost overburden rate.

Indicator: housing_cost_overburden Year: 2025 Granularity: country

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Burden ranking

Countries most affected by housing

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Greece · Lowest in ranking: Croatia

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Top country: Greece
  • Top value: 26.4
  • Lowest in ranking: Croatia
  • Countries included: 21
  • Greece ranks first in this country ranking, with 26.40, while Croatia appears at the lower end with 3.20.

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

deviation

Greece versus the European average

Greece records 26.40, compared with a European average of 8.28, a difference of 18.12 points.

summary

European ranking for Housing burden

Greece ranks first in this country ranking, with 26.40, while Croatia appears at the lower end with 3.20.

ranking

Greece leads the ranking

The ranking includes 21 countries. Greece ranks first and Croatia sits at the lower end.

Indicator: Housing cost overburden rate

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1

    Greece

    26.40

    -2.50
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  2. 2

    Denmark

    23.40

    +8.80
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  3. 3

    Norway

    13.50

    -1.90
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  4. 4

    Germany

    11.20

    -0.80
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  5. 5

    Sweden

    10.80

    +0.20
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  6. 6

    Czechia

    8.20

    -1.00
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  7. 7

    Serbia

    7.90

    -3.50
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  8. 8

    Spain

    7.20

    -0.60
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  9. 9

    Bulgaria

    6.90

    -1.10
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  10. 10

    Belgium

    6.70

    +0.00
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  11. 11

    Portugal

    6.30

    -0.60
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  12. 12

    Lithuania

    5.70

    -0.50
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  13. 13

    Hungary

    5.30

    -3.70
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  14. 14

    Ireland

    5.30

    +0.80
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  15. 15

    Italy

    5.00

    -0.10
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  16. 16

    Romania

    5.00

    +0.30
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  17. 17

    Finland

    4.70

    -0.70
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  18. 18

    Poland

    4.10

    -1.10
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  19. 19

    Slovenia

    3.50

    -0.30
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  20. 20

    Slovakia

    3.50

    -2.90
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  21. 21

    Croatia

    3.20

    -0.50
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Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Housing cost overburden rate

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #1 Greece 26.40
  2. #2 Denmark 23.40
  3. #3 Norway 13.50
  4. #4 Germany 11.20
  5. #5 Sweden 10.80

Bottom 5 countries

2025 values

  1. #21 Croatia 3.20
  2. #20 Slovakia 3.50
  3. #19 Slovenia 3.50
  4. #18 Poland 4.10
  5. #17 Finland 4.70

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Denmark +8.80
  2. #2 Ireland +0.80
  3. #3 Romania +0.30
  4. #4 Sweden +0.20

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Hungary -3.70
  2. #2 Serbia -3.50
  3. #3 Slovakia -2.90
  4. #4 Greece -2.50
  5. #5 Norway -1.90