Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Romania
Romania: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
45th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2020
All-time low
1.6%
in 2015
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Romania stood at 3.0%.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Romania peaked at 3.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2015.
Romania ranks 45th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.5% | — |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 12% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.8%, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,457 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3241 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8232 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 46.8 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 440,116 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Romania?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Romania was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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