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Share of people living in owned homes

30 European countries compared for 2025, eu average 68.5 %. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

93.8 %

Slovakia

EU average

68.5 %

27 member states

Median country

72.4 %

half above, half below

Range

47.2 to 93.8

Germany - Slovakia

How to read it

Across 30 countries, the highest value is in Slovakia (93.8 %) and the lowest in Germany (47.2 %).

Half of the countries are above 72.4 % and half below.

The EU average is 68.5 %; 22 of 30 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value fell from 70.7 % in 2010 to 68.5 % in 2025.

Distribution of population by tenure status, type of household and income group
Percentage · Total · Total · Owner

Eurostat methods can differ from the World Bank data used elsewhere on the site - source and licence.

Home ownership over time

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Ranking of countries

2025

In chart
Slovakia in chart	1	Slovakia	93.8	+25.3
Romania in chart	2	Romania	93.2	+24.7
Croatia in chart	3	Croatia	91.4	+22.9
Hungary in chart	4	Hungary	89.8	+21.3
Serbia in chart	5	Serbia non-EU	88.9	+20.4
Poland in chart	6	Poland	87.2	+18.7
Lithuania in chart	7	Lithuania	86.5	+18.0
Bulgaria in chart	8	Bulgaria	86.1	+17.6
Latvia in chart	9	Latvia	82.2	+13.7
Norway in chart	10	Norway non-EU	80.0	+11.5
Estonia in chart	11	Estonia	79.7	+11.2
Italy in chart	12	Italy	77.1	+8.6
Czechia in chart	13	Czechia	75.1	+6.6
Slovenia in chart	14	Slovenia	74.2	+5.7
Spain in chart	15	Spain	73.6	+5.1
Portugal in chart	16	Portugal	71.2	+2.7
Ireland in chart	17	Ireland	70.9	+2.4
Belgium in chart	18	Belgium	70.9	+2.4
Malta in chart	19	Malta	70.9	+2.4
Greece in chart	20	Greece	69.4	+0.9
Cyprus in chart	21	Cyprus	69.2	+0.7
Netherlands in chart	22	Netherlands	68.8	+0.3
Finland in chart	23	Finland	66.9	−1.6
Sweden in chart	24	Sweden	64.6	−3.9
Luxembourg in chart	25	Luxembourg	64.1	−4.4
France in chart	26	France	61.4	−7.1
Denmark in chart	27	Denmark	58.4	−10.1
Türkiye in chart	28	Türkiye non-EU	56.9	−11.6
Austria in chart	29	Austria	54.2	−14.3
Germany in chart	30	Germany	47.2	−21.3

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