Skopje, 6 February 2026 (MIA) – More than two-thirds of the population living in EU households owned their home, while the remaining 32% lived in rented housing, show Eurostat data.

According to the newest statistics from Eurostat, in 2024, more than two-thirds (68%) of the population living in EU households owned their home, slightly down from 69% in 2023. The remaining 32% lived in rented housing, up from 31% in the previous year.

The highest share of ownership was observed in Romania (94%), followed by Slovakia (93%) and Hungary (92%).

Owning a home was more common in all EU countries, except for Germany, where renting predominated with 53% of the population being tenants. Germany was followed by Austria (46%) and Denmark (39%).

According to Eurostat’s latest available data about Macedonia and the countries in the region, in 2023 most people live in their own home in Albania (95.5%), followed by Croatia (91.2%), Serbia (89.9%), North Macedonia (87.1%), Bulgaria (86.1%) and Greece (69.6%).

In the region, 30.4% of the population in Greece live in rented homes, followed by Bulgaria (13.9%), Macedonia (12.9%), Serbia (10.1%), Croatia (8.8%) and Albania (4.5%).

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