Housing cost overburden rate in Austria
6.1% of people in Austria spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025.
Austria, 2025
6.1%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
17th of 31
Housing cost overburden rate in Austria over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 7.1% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 7.2% | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 6.4% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 6.6% | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 7.2% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 7.8%u (low reliability) | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5%u (low reliability) | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0%u (low reliability) | – |
| 2008 | 8.5%bu (break in time series, low reliability) | – |
| 2007 | 5.4% | – |
| 2006 | 5.0% | – |
| 2005 | 4.6% | – |
| 2004 | 7.9%u (low reliability) | – |
Flags: u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 6.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.4%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.
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Average household size
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