Eurostat checked in which countries people most often live in their own houses or apartments – and where renting is more popular.
Romania was in first place on the list – as much as 94 percent. people live in their own homes. The next places were taken by Slovakia (over 93% live in their own homes), Hungary (91%), Croatia (91%) and Lithuania (87%).
Poland is in sixth place. Ours is just over 87%. people own their own home.
Percentage marked in blue. population that owns apartments or houses
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Germans prefer to rent
Generally, renting is much more popular in the west of the continent. This phenomenon is especially visible in German-speaking countries. In Germany and Austria, only 47 percent owns a house or apartment – the rest rents. However, in Switzerland, which is not part of the EU, as many as 58% of people rent apartments. people.
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In France, 61% of people have their own apartments. inhabitants, and in Italy – 75 percent
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Where do Europeans live?
51 percent The EU's population lives at home, while 48 percent in apartments – Eurostat reports. As we read in the analysis, 1 percent lives in “other types of accommodation”, such as houseboats or campers.
The highest percentage of the population living at home was recorded in Ireland (90%), followed by the Netherlands and Belgium (77% each) and Croatia (76%). The highest percentage of people living in apartments was recorded in Spain (65%), Latvia (64%) and Malta (63%).
However, in cities, 73 percent of the EU population lives in apartments, and only 27% in homes. In towns and suburbs this percentage was 57 percent, respectively. and 43 percent , while in rural areas 83 percent population lived in houses, and only 16 percent in apartments – according to a Eurostat analysis.
