Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
70.2
Cyprus
Lowest
3
Romania
Median
20.8
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
986
What the numbers show
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 70.2 in Cyprus; the lowest is 3 in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.8, and the mean is 24.27.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 340.6%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 32.8%).
Share of people living: total population … degree: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 70.2 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 2 | Malta | 61.6 | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 56.2 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 52.2 | 2025 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 52.2 | 2025 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 50.5 | 2018 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 50.5 | 2018 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 50.2 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 39.4 | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 38.8 | 2025 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 11 | Norway | 36.2 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 32.4 | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 13 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 30.9 | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 14 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 30.5 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 30.4 | 2025 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 29.8 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 29.8 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 29.8 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 28.8 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 27.6 | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 25.8 | 2020 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 25.5 | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 23 | France | 24 | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 24 | Germany | 20.8 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 15.8 | 2025 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 15.8 | 2025 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 15.2 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 14.7 | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 13.8 | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 11.3 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 11.3 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 11 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 11 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 10.8 | 2025 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 10.8 | 2025 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 10.2 | 2025 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 10.2 | 2025 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 9.9 | 2025 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 7.5 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 7.5 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 5.5 | 2025 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 4.7 | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 4.7 | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 4.3 | 2025 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 4.3 | 2025 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 3.3 | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 47 | Romania | 3 | 2025 | up 87.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.