Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Romania
Romania: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8.1% for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Romania peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2008.
That places Romania 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 tenure status in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.7% | — |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Romania?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Romania was 8.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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