In their own housing, 70 percent of the EU population lived last year

Brussels – In their own housing, 70 percent of the European Union population lived last year. This is evident from data released today by the statistical office Eurostat. Romania has the highest share of home ownership, at over 96 percent. The Czech Republic ranks 11th with about 79 percent. An exception in the union is Germany, where only half of households own their homes.

The top ten countries with the highest share of residents owning their homes in the EU are almost exclusively states from Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic states. The exception is Malta. Slovakia took second place with a share of around 92 percent, followed by Croatia and Hungary at about 91 percent, according to the Eurostat report.

Germany had the lowest share of the population owning their homes in the EU last year, at around 50 percent. In neighboring Austria, this share was 55 percent.