Housing cost overburden in Greece

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 Greece

Latest housing cost overburden in Greece
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Everyone	26.4%	2025	1st highest of 27	+20.3 pp	EU lowest 2.4%EU highest 26.4%
At risk of poverty	82.6%	2025	1st highest of 27	+58.2 pp	EU lowest 7.6%EU highest 82.6%

Where Greece stands

Every EU country, highest first

Everyone (%) · 1st 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 (%) · 1st 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 22 values: Everyone

Period	%
2025	26.4
2024	28.9
2023	28.5
2022	26.7
2021	28.8
2020	33.3
2019	36.2
2018	39.5
2017	39.6
2016	40.5
2015	45.5
2014	44.9
2013	36.9
2012	33.1
2011	24.2
2010	18.1
2009	21.8
2008	22.2
2007	15.8
2006	24.6
2005	22.7
2004	24.7

All 22 values: At risk of poverty

Period	%
2025	82.6
2024	88.9
2023	86.3
2022	84.5
2021	76.7
2020	83.4
2019	88.2
2018	90.7
2017	89.7
2016	91.9
2015	94.0
2014	93.3
2013	93.1
2012	90.5
2011	78.8
2010	67.7
2009	67.1
2008	65.6
2007	65.4
2006	68.5
2005	65.9
2004	71.1

Cite this figure

allfigures, “Everyone, Greece, 2025: 26.4%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/housing-burden/greece, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

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