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Rent inflation by country, May 2026: ranking

In May 2026, Portugal had the highest rate among 21 countries (5.2%) and Finland the lowest (0%). 5 countries rose from the previous month and 6 fell. The euro area figure was 2.7%.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Portugal	5.2%	2026-05	+0.1pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Austria	5%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Netherlands	4.9%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Ireland	4.3%	2026-05	-0.1pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	Poland	4.1%	2026-05	-0.2pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Norway	3.7%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Australia	3.6%	2026-05	+0.1pp	Rent component of the national CPI	Australian Bureau of Statistics
8	Canada	3.53%	2026-05	-0.07pp	Rent component of the national CPI	Statistics Canada
9	Italy	3.5%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
10	UK	3.4%	2026-05	-0.1pp	Rent component of the national CPI	Office for National Statistics (UK)
11	Sweden	3.4%	2026-05	-0.2pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
12	Belgium	3.4%	2026-05	-0.1pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	U.S.	2.9%	2026-05	+0.1pp	Rent component of the national CPI	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
14	Denmark	2.7%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
15	Spain	2.5%	2026-05	+0.1pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	Germany	2.1%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
17	France	1.6%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	Switzerland	1.5%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
19	South Korea	1%	2026-05	+0.02pp	Rent component of the national CPI	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
20	Japan	0.4%	2026-05	0pp	Rent component of the national CPI	Statistics Bureau of Japan
21	Finland	0%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	2.7%	2026-05	0pp	HICP actual rentals for housing	Eurostat (European Commission)

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Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.

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Source

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — license
Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2026-05 — license
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2026-05 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-05 — license