
The data from the Institute of Statistics show that the percentage of families that have owner status has increased, and historical data indicate that the figure for 2021 is the highest since 2014. There are 93.8% of families that have the status of owner or are becoming owners during 2021, while in 2020 this figure was 93.7%. So, from the data, we conclude that most of the apartments are owned by families, while in terms of family economic units that live for rent, for free or use the apartment, about 6.2%.
We in relation to European countries
Being the owner or tenant of a property is something that varies significantly between the countries of the European Union. In the EU, in 2021, 69.9% of the population lived in a household that owned the property, while the remaining 31% lived in rented accommodation. The analysis of the data shows that Romania and Albania are the first two countries in Europe that have the highest percentage of people with ownership status. In Romania, 95.3% of families have owner status, while 4.7% are renters. Slovakia, Hungary and Montenegro follow in the ranking with the highest percentages of ownership.
In almost all European countries, the percentage of ownership is higher than the percentage of families who live on rent. So in all countries owning a property is more common, except Germany and Switzerland. In Switzerland, there are 57.8% of families who live on rent and 42.2% have their own property, while in Germany, about 50.9% of families are renting.
Living in a rented house or apartment not only varies by country, but also by the degree of urbanization, namely whether you live in a city or a rural area. On the other hand, if we look at the data, it can be seen that the highest percentage of ownership is in those countries that come from totalitarian regimes, that is, countries that are psychologically closely related to property.