European Union - Median of the housing cost burden distribution: Rural areas was 12.20% in December of 2025, 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 May of 2026. 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 28.90 29.00 % Dec 2025
Denmark 27.30 18.90 % Dec 2025
Sweden 17.30 16.60 % Dec 2025
Czech Republic 16.10 16.50 % Dec 2025
Germany 15.80 16.50 % Dec 2025
Bulgaria 15.40 16.40 % Dec 2025
Belgium 12.40 12.60 % Dec 2025
Estonia 12.20 12.70 % Dec 2025
Slovakia 12.10 15.30 % Dec 2025
Hungary 11.90 14.00 % Dec 2025
Lithuania 11.90 13.10 % Dec 2025
Euro Area 11.60 12.10 % Dec 2025
Romania 11.40 11.20 % Dec 2025
Latvia 10.10 12.00 % Dec 2025
Ireland 9.80 10.80 % Dec 2025
Portugal 9.60 10.80 % Dec 2025
France 9.50 9.90 % Dec 2025
Italy 8.60 8.10 % Dec 2025
Malta 2.70 3.30 % Dec 2025

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