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Housing cost overburden rate in European Union (27)

Housing cost overburden rate in the European Union (27) was 7.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024.

20257.7%
Change on 2024-0.5 pts
Series high11.62013
Series low7.72025
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Housing cost overburden rate in European Union (27), 2010 to 2025

7891011122010201320162019202220252010: 10 %2011: 10.6 %2012: 11.5 %2013: 11.6 %2014: 11.5 %2015: 11.2 %2016: 10.9 %2017: 10.1 %2018: 9.6 %2019: 9.4 %2020: 7.8 %2021: 8.7 %2022: 8.7 %2023: 8.8 %2024: 8.2 %2025: 7.7 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 16 values
Period%
20257.7
20248.2
20238.8
20228.7
20218.7
20207.8
20199.4
20189.6 Estimated
201710.1 Estimated
201610.9 Estimated
201511.2 Estimated
201411.5 Estimated
201311.6
201211.5
201110.6
201010

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population living in households where total housing costs, net of housing allowances, are more than 40% of disposable income, net of housing allowances. Housing costs include rent or mortgage interest, utilities, regular maintenance and related taxes (EU statistics on income and living conditions, EU-SILC).

The EU measure of housing affordability. Mortgage principal repayments are not counted as a housing cost. The reference year is the survey year.

How to cite

Eurostat. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a) (Housing cost overburden rate, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table

MLA 9

Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a), Housing cost overburden rate, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-cost-overburden-rate/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). Housing cost overburden rate, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-cost-overburden-rate/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a), Housing cost overburden rate, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-cost-overburden-rate/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc\_lvho07a): Housing cost overburden rate, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-cost-overburden-rate/european-union. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc\_lvho07a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_lvho07a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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AU  - Eurostat, European Commission
TI  - Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a): Housing cost overburden rate, European Union (27), 2010 to 2025
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/17
PB  - Eurostat, European Commission
DB  - Invokely
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Y2  - 2026/10/12
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho07a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the housing cost overburden rate in European Union (27)?

Housing cost overburden rate in the European Union (27) was 7.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing cost overburden rate in European Union (27)?

11.6% in 2013, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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