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Date: October 30, 2019 13% of the population perceive housing costs as a burden

13% of the people living in Germany considered monthly housing costs a heavy economic burden in 2018. Among the population at risk of poverty, this applied to just 24%. Compared with 2008, the perceived burden reduces (2008 total: 24%; at risk of …

Date: December 8, 2023 Population in households in buildings with residential space (excl. residential establishments) in 2022 by migrant background and average living floor space

Table on the subjec: Population in households in buildings with residential space (excl. residential establishments) in 2022 by migrant background and average living floor space

Press release No. 129 of 31 March 2023 Households spent an average of 27.8% of their income on rent in 2022

In 2022, the approximately 19.9 million main tenant households in Germany spent an average of 27.8% of their income on rent. This rent to income ratio indicates the proportion of household net income that is spent on gross rent exclusive of heating …

Press release No. N 071 of 19 December 2022 Average net rents exclusive of heating expenses 30% higher in cities than in rural areas

People living in big cities have to pay markedly higher rents than those living in medium-sized towns or rural areas. Households in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants stated that they paid an average net rent exclusive of heating expenses of …

Press release No. N 067 of 17 November 2022 10.5% of Germany's population lived in overcrowded dwellings in 2021

400,000 new dwellings, including 100,000 social dwellings, will be constructed every year to counteract the lack of affordable dwellings, according to Federal Government plans. Roughly 8.6% million people in Germany lived in overcrowded dwellings in …

Press release No. N066 of 16 November 2022 37.9% of students in Germany at risk of poverty in 2021

The third relief package of the Federal Government is intended to support students, who are especially affected by the current high prices because of their low incomes. In 2021, 37.9% of the students in Germany were at risk of poverty. Based on first …

Press release No. N 054 of 26 August 2022 Housing costs: 10.7% of the population regarded as overburdened in 2021

For millions of people in Germany, the money spent on housing accounts for large part of their cost of living. Housing expenditure and rents in particular usually are fixed monthly costs with little nor no reduction potential. In 2021, housing costs …

Press release No. 318 of 28 July 2022 Stock of dwellings, end of 2021: 43.1 million dwellings

There were 43.1 million dwellings in Germany at the end of 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the stock of dwellings rose by 0.7%, or roughly 280,000 dwellings, on the previous year (2020: 42.8 million). Compared with …

Press release No. 506 of 4 November 2021 8.5 million people in Germany lived in overcrowded dwellings in 2020

Activities outside the home were strongly limited for some periods in 2020 because of the measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. This may have been particularly stressful for people living in dwellings that are considered as overcrowded by …

Press release No. 326 of 8 July 2021 Stock of dwellings, end of 2020: 42.8 million dwellings

At the end of 2020, the number of dwellings in residential and non-residential buildings amounted to 42.8 million in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the stock of dwellings rose by 0.7%, or 290,966 dwellings, on …