Housing cost overburden rate in Germany
11.2% of people in Germany spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025.
Germany, 2025
11.2%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
4th of 31
Housing cost overburden rate in Germany over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 13.0%b (break in time series) | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0%b (break in time series) | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 14.5% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 15.8% | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 15.6% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 15.9% | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 16.4% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | 10.0% |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 12.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 15.6%, the figure has changed by −4.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.
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