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🇧🇪Belgium housing cost overburden rate

Belgium's housing cost overburden rate is 6.7% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data. It was little changed from the previous year. Over the period shown it has ranged from 6.7% to 12.6%. That is 1.1 percentage points below the euro-area average of 7.8% — the 13th of 30 European countries that report it.

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Belgium housing cost overburden rate, last 10 years
Source: Eurostat (ilc_lvho07a) · data through 2025 · released 2026-09-17 · modifications: none

The housing cost overburden rate is the share of the population living in households that spend more than 40% of their disposable income on housing, after housing allowances. Housing costs include utilities such as water, electricity, gas and heating. It comes from the EU-SILC household survey and is published once a year.

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Belgium housing cost overburden rate — frequently asked questions

What is Belgium's housing cost overburden rate?
Belgium's housing cost overburden rate is 6.7% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data.
How does Belgium's housing cost overburden rate compare with the euro area?
It is the 13th-highest of 30 European countries that report it, against a euro-area average of 7.8%.
Is Belgium's housing cost overburden rate rising or falling?
It held steady at 6.7% in the latest reading (2025).
What does “housing cost overburden rate” measure?
The housing cost overburden rate is the share of the population living in households that spend more than 40% of their disposable income on housing, after housing allowances. Housing costs include utilities such as water, electricity, gas and heating. It comes from the EU-SILC household survey and is published once a year.

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