Housing cost overburden in France

Share of people in households that spend more than 40% of their disposable income on housing: everyone, and people at risk of poverty. All figures for France

Latest housing cost overburden in France
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Everyone	6.4%	2025	12th highest of 27	+0.3 pp	EU lowest 2.4%EU highest 26.4%
At risk of poverty	25.4%	2025	13th highest of 27	+1.0 pp	EU lowest 7.6%EU highest 82.6%

Where France stands

Every EU country, highest first

Everyone (%) · 12th highest of 27

Greece26.4
Denmark23.4
Germany11.2
Sweden10.8
Estonia8.8
Czechia8.2
Luxembourg8.1
Spain7.2
Bulgaria6.9
Belgium6.7
Netherlands6.5
France6.4
Portugal6.3
Austria6.1
Malta6.0
Latvia5.7
Lithuania5.7
Hungary5.3
Ireland5.3
Italy5.0
Romania5.0
Finland4.7
Poland4.1
Slovakia3.5
Slovenia3.5
Croatia3.2
Cyprus2.4

At risk of poverty (%) · 13th highest of 27

Greece82.6
Denmark69.5
Sweden46.8
Czechia43.4
Germany35.0
Estonia33.3
Austria32.1
Belgium31.3
Luxembourg30.4
Netherlands29.9
Spain28.3
Bulgaria27.0
France25.4
Portugal24.4
Malta23.0
Latvia22.3
Poland21.9
Italy21.7
Hungary21.2
Finland20.7
Lithuania20.2
Slovenia18.7
Ireland17.1
Romania16.9
Slovakia15.4
Croatia14.9
Cyprus7.6

Housing cost overburden, history

All 21 values: Everyone

Period	%
2025	6.4
2024	7.0
2023	6.5
2022	6.5
2020	5.6
2019	5.5
2018	4.7
2017	5.0
2016	5.2
2015	5.7
2014	5.1
2013	5.2
2012	5.2
2011	5.2
2010	5.1
2009	4.0
2008	4.2
2007	5.7
2006	6.0
2005	5.3
2004	5.4

All 21 values: At risk of poverty

Period	%
2025	25.4
2024	27.9
2023	27.9
2022	25.2
2020	24.6
2019	22.8
2018	20.3
2017	20.2
2016	22.3
2015	21.5
2014	20.9
2013	23.1
2012	22.2
2011	22.2
2010	22.1
2009	14.9
2008	15.6
2007	18.3
2006	21.8
2005	16.1
2004	18.0

Cite this figure

allfigures, “Everyone, France, 2025: 6.4%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/housing-burden/france, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.