Housing cost overburden rate in Hungary
5.3% of people in Hungary spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025.
Hungary, 2025
5.3%
Change from 2024
−3.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
22nd of 31
Housing cost overburden rate in Hungary over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9%b (break in time series) | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 10.7% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 8.8% | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 8.5% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 12.8% | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 14.3% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | – |
| 2008 | 11.6% | – |
| 2007 | 10.9% | – |
| 2006 | 12.3% | – |
| 2005 | 18.1% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −3.7 percentage points from 9.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.5%, the figure has changed by −3.2 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, Hungary has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.
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