Housing in Europe

In 2015, more than 4 out of every 10 persons (42.0%) in the EU-28 lived in flats, close to one quarter (24.1%) in semi-detached houses and one third (33.3%) in detached houses The proportion of people living in flats was highest, among the EU Member States, in Spain (65.9%), Latvia (65.0%) and Estonia (62.6%), while the highest proportions of people living in semi-detached houses were reported in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (both 59.9%) and Ireland (51.6%); these were the only Member States where more than half of the population lived in a semi-detached house. The share of people living in detached houses peaked in Croatia (73.4%), Slovenia (65.1%), Hungary (62.1%) and Romania (60.1%); Serbia (66.1%) and Norway (61.2%) also reported that more than 6 out of every 10 persons in of their population were living in detached houses.

All data as of 2007, only Switzerland data is from 2009 and EU-28 data is from 2015.

countrydetached housessemi-detached or terraced housesflatsowningrentingfree accommodation
EU-28 (2015) average33.3%24.1%42%69.4%19.7%10.9%
Belgium34%39%25%67%31%2%
Czech Republic34%10%56%72%24%4%
Denmark48%15%38%58%42%-
Germany23%13%62%46%52%3%
Estonia27%4%69%83%8%10%
Ireland41%55%4%77%21%1%
Greece35%10%55%73%21%6%
Spain16%19%66%83%11%7%
France39%20%41%58%38%4%
Italy22%19%53%72%19%10%
Cyprus44%29%25%66%13%20%
Latvia23%5%72%84%13%4%
Lithuania32%9%59%89%3%7%
Luxembourg35%30%33%71%26%3%
Hungary57%8%35%87%7%6%
Malta4%49%46%77%21%3%
Netherlands14%55%26%56%43%-
Austria39%12%48%52%41%7%
Poland40%5%55%58%38%4%
Portugal39%23%38%73%19%9%
Romania56%3%41%96%2%2%
Slovenia65%4%31%80%8%12%
Slovakia45%2%53%89%10%2%
Finland38%19%43%67%32%1%
Sweden42%7%51%62%38%-
United Kingdom24%59%18%71%27%1%
Iceland32%15%51%83%16%2%
Norway58%19%11%78%20%3%
Switzerland (2009)25%14%58%37% [1]60%-
Mickeln House in Düsseldorf, Germany

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Château des Milandes in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, France

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Twin houses in The Hague, Netherlands
Residence in Palermo, Italy
Suburban housing in Békés, Hungary
Terraced houses in Chojna, Poland
Houses by the sea in Mandal, Norway

References

  1. ↑ "TENLAW: Tenancy Law and Housing Policy in Multi-level Europe. National Report Switzerland" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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