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Where do housing costs bite hardest?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Greece at 26.4%, the lowest Cyprus at 2.4%. The EU27 figure is 7.7%.

Maps Latest available · 20252.4%26.4%No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. GR26.4%
  2. DK23.4%
  3. DE11.2%
  4. SE10.8%
  5. EE8.8%
  6. CZ8.2%
  7. LU8.1%
  8. ES7.2%
  9. BG6.9%
  10. BE6.7%
  11. NL6.5%
  12. FR6.4%
  13. PT6.3%
  14. AT6.1%
  15. MT6.0%
  16. LT5.7%
  17. LV5.7%
  18. HU5.3%
  19. IE5.3%
  20. IT5.0%
  21. RO5.0%
  22. FI4.7%
  23. PL4.1%
  24. SI3.5%
  25. SK3.5%
  26. HR3.2%
  27. CY2.4%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2011–2025

Lines: EU27, Greece, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Croatia and Cyprus. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Housing costs over 40% of income · 2025.

Source

Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. Eurostat · Housing costs over 40% of income · 2025.

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