Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
2.2 Average
Malta
Lowest
0.8 Average
Albania
Median
1.6 Average
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
985
What the numbers show
Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 2.2 Average in Malta; the lowest is 0.8 Average in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6 Average, and the mean is 1.59 Average.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 6.2%).
Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 2.2 Average | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Belgium | 2.1 Average | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 2.1 Average | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2.1 Average | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 2.1 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2.1 Average | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 2 Average | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 2 Average | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 2 Average | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 2 Average | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 2 Average | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Spain | 1.9 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 1.9 Average | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | France | 1.8 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1.8 Average | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 1.7 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 1.7 Average | 2019 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 16 | Sweden | 1.7 Average | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 1.7 Average | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 1.7 Average | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 1.7 Average | 2025 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 1.7 Average | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 1.6 Average | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 1.6 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 1.6 Average | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 1.6 Average | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 1.6 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 1.6 Average | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 1.5 Average | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 1.5 Average | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 29 | Iceland | 1.5 Average | 2020 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 1.4 Average | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 1.3 Average | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 1.3 Average | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 1.3 Average | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 1.2 Average | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 1.2 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 1.2 Average | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 1.2 Average | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 1.2 Average | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 1.2 Average | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 1.1 Average | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 1.1 Average | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 1.1 Average | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 1.1 Average | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 1.1 Average | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Albania | 0.8 Average | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 1.7 Average
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 1.7 Average
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 1.7 Average
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 1.7 Average
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.7 Average
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 1.7 Average