Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Spain
Spain: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status was 54.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Spain is 54.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Spain peaked at 62.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2004.
Spain ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 32.7% | — |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +51.7% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 32.7% | 62.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 54.7% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 53.8% | 58.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 6 Belgium 57.0% compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.8% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 55.8% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 52.2% compare
- 11 Norway 51.0% compare
- 12 Finland 46.6% compare
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- Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Spain?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status in Spain was 54.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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