Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and poverty status - total population by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
69.4
Cyprus
Lowest
7.3
Montenegro
Median
27.8
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,043
What the numbers show
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and poverty status - total population is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 69.4 in Cyprus; the lowest is 7.3 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.8, and the mean is 30.96.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 234.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 19.9%).
Share of people living: total population … age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 69.4 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 66 | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 3 | Malta | 63.2 | 2025 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 58.5 | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 58.5 | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 57 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 55.8 | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 55.8 | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 54.3 | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 52.2 | 2025 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 51 | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 46.6 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 42.4 | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 42.4 | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 15 | France | 40.4 | 2025 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 16 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 37.8 | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 36.6 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 18 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 35.8 | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 35.4 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 35.4 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 34.5 | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 33.3 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 31.6 | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 30.5 | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 27.8 | 2025 | up 234.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 27.5 | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 26.6 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 26.6 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 18.2 | 2025 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 18 | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 18 | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 17.9 | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 17.9 | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 17 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 17 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 15.9 | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 15.9 | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 15.8 | 2025 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.7 | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.7 | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 12.5 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 10.5 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 10.5 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 10.3 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 8.2 | 2025 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 8.2 | 2025 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 47 | Romania | 8.1 | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 7.6 | 2025 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 49 | Montenegro | 7.3 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.