Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status was 58.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
58.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
63.2%
in 2005
All-time low
51.4%
in 2016
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Netherlands stood at 58.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Netherlands peaked at 63.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2016.
Netherlands ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 63.2% | — |
| 2006 | 62.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 62.1% | 63.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 51.4% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 53.0% | 61.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Cyprus 69.4% compare
- 2 Ireland 66.8% compare
- 3 Malta 63.2% compare
- 4 Netherlands 58.5% compare
- 6 Belgium 57.0% compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.8% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 55.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Netherlands?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Netherlands was 58.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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