Share of people living: total population … degree in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Share of people living: total population … degree was 30.9 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 30.9, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 33.3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 2020.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of people living: total population … degree in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.7 | — |
| 2009 | 33.3 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.1 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.5 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 30.9 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 31 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.7 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.5 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 29.1 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 30.9 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.11 | 29.5 | 33.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30 | 29.1 | 30.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- 10 Luxembourg 38.8 compare
- 11 Norway 36.2 compare
- 12 Finland 32.4 compare
- 14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 30.5 compare
- 15 Hungary 30.4 compare
- 16 Switzerland 29.8 compare
- 16 Slovenia 29.8 compare
- 16 Slovenia 29.8 compare
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 115.13 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.55 (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2 (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2 (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9 (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without 13.9 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 30.9 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 2020.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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