European Union - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Rural areas was 12.50% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Rural areas - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Rural areas reached a record high of 16.40% in December of 2013 and a record low of 12.00% in December of 2020.



Median Of The Housing Cost Burden Distribution: Rural Areas
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Greece 29.00 28.90 % Dec 2024
Denmark 18.90 16.80 % Dec 2024
Sweden 16.60 17.40 % Dec 2024
Germany 16.50 17.60 % Dec 2024
Czech Republic 16.50 16.60 % Dec 2024
Bulgaria 16.40 19.10 % Dec 2024
Slovakia 15.30 13.20 % Dec 2024
Hungary 13.20 14.10 % Dec 2024
Lithuania 13.10 13.00 % Dec 2024
Belgium 12.80 13.30 % Dec 2024
Estonia 12.70 11.20 % Dec 2024
Euro Area 12.10 12.50 % Dec 2024
Latvia 12.00 11.90 % Dec 2024
Luxembourg 11.60 11.80 % Dec 2024
Romania 11.20 13.70 % Dec 2024
Ireland 10.80 11.20 % Dec 2024
Portugal 10.80 8.80 % Dec 2024
France 9.90 9.70 % Dec 2024
Austria 9.40 9.20 % Dec 2024
Cyprus 6.70 6.60 % Dec 2024
Malta 2.30 4.80 % Dec 2024

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