Housing cost overburden in Spain

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 Spain

Latest housing cost overburden in Spain
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Everyone	7.2%	2025	8th highest of 27	+1.1 pp	EU lowest 2.4%EU highest 26.4%
At risk of poverty	28.3%	2025	11th highest of 27	+3.9 pp	EU lowest 7.6%EU highest 82.6%

Where Spain stands

Every EU country, highest first

Everyone (%) · 8th 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 (%) · 11th 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	7.2
2024	7.8
2023	8.2
2022	9.2
2021	9.9
2020	8.2
2019	8.5
2018	8.9
2017	9.8
2016	10.2
2015	10.3
2014	10.9
2013	10.3
2012	10.7
2011	10.0
2010	9.7
2009	10.4
2008	9.4
2007	8.3
2006	7.4
2005	5.3
2004	4.9

All 22 values: At risk of poverty

Period	%
2025	28.3
2024	29.9
2023	31.7
2022	35.8
2021	36.2
2020	30.6
2019	31.8
2018	32.9
2017	36.5
2016	36.4
2015	38.1
2014	39.6
2013	38.3
2012	40.0
2011	35.8
2010	35.2
2009	35.2
2008	32.1
2007	26.8
2006	25.1
2005	16.6
2004	16.6

Cite this figure

allfigures, “Everyone, Spain, 2025: 7.2%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/housing-burden/spain, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

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