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

In 2025, Portugal's median of the housing cost burden distribution by poverty status decreased by 5.0% compared to 2024, reaching 11.4.

Portugal accounts for 83.2% of the EU-27 total of 13.7.

Portugal ranks 17th 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 9.6% (from 10.4 in 2020).

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