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
Château des Milandes in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, France
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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