Housing cost overburden rate in Germany

Housing cost overburden rate in Germany was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202511.2%
Change on 2024-0.8 pts
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high16.62012
Series low92020

Housing cost overburden rate in Germany, 2010 to 2025

810121416182010201320162019202220252010: 14.5 %2011: 16.1 %2012: 16.6 %2013: 16.4 %2014: 15.9 %2015: 15.6 %2016: 15.8 %2017: 14.5 %2018: 14.2 %2019: 13.9 %2020: 9 %2021: 11 %2022: 11.9 %2023: 13 %2024: 12 %2025: 11.2 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Housing cost overburden rate, total population (ilc_lvho07a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 16 values
Period%
202511.2
202412
202313 Series break
202211.9
202111
20209 Series break
201913.9
201814.2
201714.5
201615.8
201515.6
201415.9
201316.4
201216.6
201116.1
201014.5

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Germany11.2
European Union (27)7.7

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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What is the housing cost overburden rate in Germany?

Housing cost overburden rate in Germany was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

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 Germany?

16.6% in 2012, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

Housing cost overburden rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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