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Housing cost overburden rate indicator overview
Explore editorial context for the indicator Housing cost overburden rate.
Page: Indicator overview
Indicator: housing_cost_overburden
Year: 2025
Granularity: country
Indicator overview
Housing cost overburden rate
Topic: Housing
Data year
2025
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Average value
8.28
-0.85 vs 2024
Best country
Croatia
3.20
Worst country
Greece
26.40
Current focus
COUNTRY
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Editorial summary
Key takeaways
- Greece records the highest value, at 26.4, compared with a European average of 8.3.
- Croatia records the lowest value, at 3.2, compared with a European average of 8.3.
- The European average was 8.3 in 2025, based on 21 countries with data.
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 Greece 26.40
- #2 Denmark 23.40
- #3 Norway 13.50
- #4 Germany 11.20
- #5 Sweden 10.80
Bottom 5 countries
2025 values
- #21 Croatia 3.20
- #20 Slovakia 3.50
- #19 Slovenia 3.50
- #18 Poland 4.10
- #17 Finland 4.70
By change (2025 vs 2024)
Largest increase vs previous year
2025 vs 2024
- #1 Denmark +8.80
- #2 Ireland +0.80
- #3 Romania +0.30
- #4 Sweden +0.20
Largest decrease vs previous year
2025 vs 2024
- #1 Hungary -3.70
- #2 Serbia -3.50
- #3 Slovakia -2.90
- #4 Greece -2.50
- #5 Norway -1.90
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