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

In 2024, Portugal's median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status increased by 23.7% compared to 2023, reaching 12.0.

Portugal accounts for 86.3% of the EU-27 total of 13.9.

Portugal ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.1% (from 11.0 in 2019).

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