Housing cost overburden in Romania

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 Romania

Latest housing cost overburden in Romania
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Everyone	5.0%	2025	8th lowest of 27	−1.1 pp	EU lowest 2.4%EU highest 26.4%
At risk of poverty	16.9%	2025	4th lowest of 27	−7.5 pp	EU lowest 7.6%EU highest 82.6%

Where Romania stands

Every EU country, highest first

Everyone (%) · 8th lowest 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 (%) · 4th lowest 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 19 values: Everyone

Period	%
2025	5.0
2024	4.7
2023	9.1
2022	8.5
2021	7.5
2020	7.1
2019	8.6
2018	10.3
2017	12.3
2016	14.4
2015	15.9
2014	16.2
2013	16.9
2012	18.4
2011	10.5
2010	15.8
2009	15.4
2008	19.1
2007	19.7

All 19 values: At risk of poverty

Period	%
2025	16.9
2024	16.3
2023	28.3
2022	26.3
2021	26.0
2020	24.0
2019	29.7
2018	33.3
2017	36.3
2016	38.8
2015	42.6
2014	40.1
2013	41.5
2012	45.0
2011	23.2
2010	40.0
2009	37.3
2008	42.0
2007	44.6

Cite this figure

allfigures, “Everyone, Romania, 2025: 5.0%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/housing-burden/romania, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

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