There are large differences within Europe on how we live in terms of size, kind and quality of housing and whether we own or rent. The evolution of house prices and rents also varies significantly between countries. ‘Housing in Europe – 2025 edition’ shows figures on many different aspects of housing.

How we live - This section shows the latest data on various aspects of housing, including types of housing, ownership, size, quality and people feeling discriminated against when looking for housing. Finally, it presents the environmental impact.

Material deprivation - In 2024, 9% of the EU population could not afford to keep their home adequately warm.

Type of housing - 68% of people living in EU households own their home
The distribution of population by tenure status (owner or tenant) differs significantly among the EU countries. In 2024, 68% of the population living in EU households, owned their home, while the remaining 32% lived in rented housing. The highest shares of ownership were observed in Romania (94% of the population lived in a household owning their home), Slovakia (93%), Hungary (92%) and Croatia (91%). Owning a home was more common in all EU countries, except for Germany. In Germany, renting was more common where 53% of the population were tenants.  This was followed by Austria (46%) and Denmark (39%)...