Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type from 2003 onwards by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
2.2 Average
Malta
Lowest
0.9 Average
Albania
Median
1.6 Average
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
994

What the numbers show

Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type from 2003 onwards is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 2.2 Average in Malta; the lowest is 0.9 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 2.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 18.2%).

Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 2.2 Average 2025 up 4.8% rising
2 Netherlands 2.1 Average 2025 up 10.5% rising
2 Belgium 2.1 Average 2025 down 4.5% flat
2 Norway 2.1 Average 2025 unchanged rising
2 Netherlands 2.1 Average 2025 up 10.5% rising
2 Luxembourg 2.1 Average 2025 up 5.0% rising
7 United Kingdom 2 Average 2018 up 11.1% rising
7 Ireland 2 Average 2025 down 4.8% flat
7 Cyprus 2 Average 2025 unchanged flat
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 Average 2018 up 11.1% rising
7 Finland 2 Average 2025 up 5.3% rising
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 Lithuania 1.7 Average 2025 up 13.3% rising
16 Germany 1.7 Average 2025 down 5.6% flat
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% rising
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 Portugal 1.7 Average 2025 unchanged rising
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 Estonia 1.6 Average 2025 unchanged rising
23 Slovenia 1.6 Average 2025 up 6.7% rising
23 Hungary 1.6 Average 2025 up 33.3% rising
23 Slovenia 1.6 Average 2025 up 6.7% rising
29 Iceland 1.5 Average 2020 down 6.2% flat
29 Italy 1.5 Average 2025 up 7.1% flat
29 Czechia 1.5 Average 2025 up 7.1% rising
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 Slovakia 1.2 Average 2025 up 9.1% 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 Poland 1.2 Average 2025 up 9.1% rising
36 Slovakia 1.2 Average 2025 up 9.1% rising
42 Türkiye 1.1 Average 2025 up 10.0% rising
42 Serbia 1.1 Average 2025 up 10.0% rising
42 Romania 1.1 Average 2025 up 10.0% rising
42 North Macedonia 1.1 Average 2024 up 10.0% rising
46 Montenegro 0.9 Average 2023 down 18.2% falling
46 Albania 0.9 Average 2023 up 12.5% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type from 2003 onwards
Unit
Average
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 994 data points, 2003–2025
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