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Eurostat: 70% in 2020 lived in owner-occupied dwellings in 2020

Eurostat: 70% in 2020 lived in owner-occupied dwellings in 2020

04.01.2022

According to data published by Eurostat, the EU statistical office, in 2020, about 70% of the EU population lived in owner-occupied housing, while the remaining 30% lived in rented housing.

The percentages in Cyprus are in line with the EU averages as 68.6% of the population lived in owner-occupied dwellings (69.7% in the EU) and 31.4% lived as tenants in rental dwellings.

The highest proportions of ownership were observed in Romania, where 96% of the population lived in owner-occupied dwellings, followed by Slovakia (92%), Hungary and Croatia (91% each).

In all member states except Germany, ownership is the most common. In the case of Germany, half of the population owns their own home and the other half lives in a rented house (50.4% and 49.6%, respectively).

The proportion of homeowners was also lowest in Austria (55.3%) and Denmark (59.3%).

In terms of the largest share of the population living in rented homes in 2020, Cyprus was ranked 7th out of 26 Member States (data not available for Italy).

Source and photo: www.stockwatch.com.cy, Editor estateofcyprus.com

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