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
47
Highest
39.1%
Cyprus
Lowest
4.1%
Sweden
Median
15.7%
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
595

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 47 countries. The highest value is 39.1% in Cyprus; the lowest is 4.1% in Sweden.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.7%, and the mean is 15.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 29 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
31 Estonia 11.2% 2023 down 33.7% falling
31 Estonia 11.2% 2023 down 33.7% falling
33 Lithuania 10.4% 2023 down 52.7% falling
33 Lithuania 10.4% 2023 down 52.7% falling
35 Czechia 9.5% 2023 up 6.7% falling
36 Slovakia 9.1% 2023 up 19.7% rising
36 Slovakia 9.1% 2023 up 19.7% rising
38 Serbia 7.9% 2023 down 64.7% falling
39 Norway 7.1% 2023 down 28.3% falling
40 Finland 6.8% 2023 up 6.2% rising
41 Romania 5.7% 2023 down 62.3% falling
42 Poland 5.2% 2023 down 51.4% falling
42 Poland 5.2% 2023 down 51.4% falling
44 Croatia 4.8% 2023 down 63.1% falling
44 Croatia 4.8% 2023 down 63.1% falling
46 Malta 4.7% 2023 down 53.5% falling
47 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.

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Indicator
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
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 595 data points, 2010–2023
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