The Resolution Foundation suggested that a third of Britons born between 1980 and 1996 will never own their own home. Which European countries have the highest and lowest rates of homeownership?
Highest | |
Romania | 96.2% |
Slovakia | 90.3% |
Lithuania | 89.9% |
Croatia | 89.7% |
Hungary | 88.2% |
Lowest | |
Switzerland | 44.5% |
Germany | 52.5% |
Turkey | 61.1% |
Denmark | 63.3% |
UK | 64.4% |
Source: Eurostat

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