Home ownership rate in France

61.4% of people in France lived in a home owned by their household in 2025.

Measure: Home ownership rate Unit: % of population Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
France, 2025 61.4% % of population
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 61.2%
European Union, 2025 68.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 71.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 27th of 31 See the full ranking

Home ownership rate in France over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Home ownership rate (% of population), 2005 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 61.4% 68.5%
2024 61.2% 68.4%
2023 63.1% 69.1%
2022 63.4%b (break in time series) 69.1%
2021 64.7% 69.8%
2020 63.6%b (break in time series) 70.0%
2019 64.1% 69.8%
2018 65.1% 69.9%e (estimated)
2017 64.4% 70.0%e (estimated)
2016 64.9% 70.1%e (estimated)
2015 64.1% 70.2%e (estimated)
2014 65.0% 70.7%e (estimated)
2013 64.3% 70.7%e (estimated)
2012 63.7% 71.0%e (estimated)
2011 63.1% 70.8%e (estimated)
2010 62.0% 70.7%e (estimated)
2009 63.0% –
2008 62.1% –
2007 60.5% –
2006 62.5% –
2005 61.8% –

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 61.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 64.1%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, France has the 27th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 68.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_lvho02 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A rskpovth=TOTAL hhcomp=TOTAL tenure=OWN unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for France
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat