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

In 2025, Germany's median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status decreased by 2.1% compared to 2024, reaching 18.3.

Germany accounts for 133.6% of the EU-27 total of 13.7.

Germany ranks 4th 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 11.6% (from 16.4 in 2020).

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