Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status - total population by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
69.4%
Cyprus
Lowest
5.9%
Montenegro
Median
30.5%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,003
What the numbers show
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status - total population is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 69.4% in Cyprus; the lowest is 5.9% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.5%, and the mean is 31.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 239.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 61.2%).
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 69.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 66.8% | 2025 | down 5.4% | 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 | 57.0% | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 55.8% | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | 51.0% | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 46.6% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 42.5% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 42.4% | 2024 | down 11.3% | 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 | 33.2% | 2025 | down 7.0% | 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 239.0% | 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 | 18.0% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 18.0% | 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 | 17.0% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 15.9% | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 15.9% | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 15.8% | 2025 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 14.7% | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 14.7% | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 12.5% | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 43 | Türkiye | 10.3% | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 8.2% | 2025 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 8.1% | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 6.8% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 5.9% | 2023 | down 61.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.