Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames or floor by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
39.1%
Cyprus
Lowest
4.1%
Sweden
Median
14.8%
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
616
What the numbers show
Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames or floor by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 39.1% in Cyprus; the lowest is 4.1% in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.8%, and the mean is 15.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 69.3%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 64.7%).
Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 39.1% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 35.0% | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 3 | Portugal | 27.4% | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 25.7% | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 25.6% | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 6 | France | 25.4% | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 23.0% | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 23.0% | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 21.9% | 2018 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 21.9% | 2018 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 11 | Iceland | 21.0% | 2020 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 20.5% | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 20.3% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 20.3% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 15 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 18.9% | 2020 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 18.5% | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 17 | Albania | 18.4% | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 17.5% | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 17.5% | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 16.9% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 16.3% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 22 | Greece | 16.1% | 2023 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 16.0% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Montenegro | 15.7% | 2023 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 25 | Belgium | 14.8% | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 25 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 14.8% | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 13.7% | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 13.2% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 11.9% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 11.2% | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 11.2% | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 10.4% | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 10.4% | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 36 | Czechia | 9.5% | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 9.1% | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 37 | Slovakia | 9.1% | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 7.9% | 2023 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 7.9% | 2023 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 7.1% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 42 | Finland | 6.8% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 5.7% | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 5.2% | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 5.2% | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 4.8% | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 4.8% | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 48 | Malta | 4.7% | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 49 | Sweden | 4.1% | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.