More than two-thirds of the population living in EU households owned their home, while the remaining 32% lived in rented housing, show Eurostat data.
According to the latest available Eurostat data, in 2024, more than two-thirds (68%) of the population living in EU households owned their own home, slightly down from 69% in 2023. The remaining 32% lived in rented accommodation, an increase of 31% on the previous year.1
The highest share of ownership at EU level was recorded in Romania (94%), followed by Slovakia (93%) and Hungary (92%).
Home ownership is more common in all EU countries, except in Germany, where renting prevails, with 53% of the population being tenants. Germany is followed by Austria (46%) and Denmark (39%).
The latest available Eurostat data for Macedonia and the countries in the region are from 2023, so the largest proportion of people live in their own home in Albania – 95.5%, followed by Croatia – 91.2%, Serbia – 89.9%, Macedonia – 87.1%, Bulgaria – 86.1% and Greece – 69.6%.
The largest proportion of the population in the region in 2023 lived in Greece – 30.4%, followed by Bulgaria – 13.9%, Macedonia – 12.9%, Serbia – 10.1%, Croatia – 8.8% and Albania – 4.5%.
