Median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status - EU-SILC survey

In 2025, Belgium's median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status increased by 0.8% compared to 2024, reaching 13.4.

Belgium accounts for 97.8% of the EU-27 total of 13.7.

Belgium ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.7% (from 12.8 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi302, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.