Housing cost overburden rate in Greece
26.4% of people in Greece spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2011.
Greece, 2025
26.4%
Change from 2024
−2.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
1st of 31
Housing cost overburden rate in Greece over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.4% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 39.6% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 40.5% | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 45.5% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 44.9% | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 36.9% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | – |
| 2008 | 22.2% | – |
| 2007 | 15.8% | – |
| 2006 | 24.6% | – |
| 2005 | 22.7% | – |
| 2004 | 24.7% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.5 percentage points from 28.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 45.5%, the figure has changed by −19.1 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.
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