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EU countries by population living in owner-occupied homes

Romania had the highest population living in owner-occupied homes of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 96.2%. Germany had the lowest, at 52.5%. The median was 74.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 70.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest96.2Romania
Lowest52.5Germany
Median74.927 EU countries
European Union (27)70.7History

All EU countries, 2014

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RomaniaRomania: 96.2 %96.2SlovakiaSlovakia: 90.3 %90.3LithuaniaLithuania: 89.9 %89.9CroatiaCroatia: 89.7 %89.7HungaryHungary: 88.2 %88.2BulgariaBulgaria: 84.3 %84.3PolandPoland: 83.5 %83.5EstoniaEstonia: 81.5 %81.5LatviaLatvia: 80.9 %80.9MaltaMalta: 79.8 %79.8CzechiaCzechia: 78.9 %78.9SpainSpain: 78.8 %78.8SloveniaSlovenia: 76.7 %76.7PortugalPortugal: 74.9 %74.9GreeceGreece: 74 %74FinlandFinland: 73.2 %73.2ItalyItaly: 73.1 %73.1CyprusCyprus: 72.9 %72.9LuxembourgLuxembourg: 72.5 %72.5BelgiumBelgium: 72 %72IrelandIreland: 68.4 %68.4NetherlandsNetherlands: 67 %67SwedenSweden: 65.6 %65.6FranceFrance: 65 %65DenmarkDenmark: 63.3 %63.3AustriaAustria: 57.2 %57.2GermanyGermany: 52.5 %52.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Romania96.2+0.6 pts
2Slovakia90.3-0.2 pts
3Lithuania89.9-2.3 pts
4Croatia89.7+1.2 pts
5Hungary88.2-0.5 pts
6Bulgaria84.3-1.4 pts
7Poland83.5-0.3 pts
8Estonia Series break81.5+0.4 pts
9Latvia80.9-0.3 pts
10Malta79.8-0.7 pts
11Czechia78.9-1.2 pts
12Spain78.8+1.1 pts
13Slovenia76.7+0.1 pts
14Portugal74.9+0.7 pts
15Greece74-1.8 pts
16Finland73.2-0.4 pts
17Italy73.1-0.2 pts
18Cyprus72.9-1.1 pts
19Luxembourg72.5-0.5 pts
20Belgium72-0.3 pts
21Ireland68.4-1.5 pts
22Netherlands67-0.1 pts
23Sweden65.6-0.7 pts
24France65+0.7 pts
25Denmark63.3-1.2 pts
26Austria57.2-0.1 pts
27Germany52.5-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Share of the population living in a dwelling owned by a member of their household, with or without a mortgage or loan outstanding (EU statistics on income and living conditions, EU-SILC).

Eurostat publishes this as the EU measure of home ownership. It counts people, not homes: the US homeownership rate counts owner-occupied housing units as a share of occupied units, so the two are not comparable. The reference year is the survey year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Distribution of population by tenure status, owner, all households and incomes (ilc_lvho02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest population living in owner-occupied homes?

Romania, with 96.2% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest population living in owner-occupied homes?

Germany, with 52.5% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Distribution of population by tenure status, owner, all households and incomes (ilc_lvho02). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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