Home ownership rate in Germany
47.2% of people in Germany lived in a home owned by their household in 2025.
Germany, 2025
47.2%
Change from 2024
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European Union, 2025
68.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
71.2%
Position in 2025
31st of 31
Home ownership rate in Germany over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.2% | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | 69.1% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | 69.1% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | 69.8% |
| 2020 | 50.5%b (break in time series) | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | 69.9%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 51.4% | 70.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 51.7% | 70.1%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 51.9% | 70.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 52.5% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 52.6% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 53.3% | 71.0%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 53.4% | 70.8%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 53.2% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 53.3% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51.9%, the figure has changed by −4.7 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, Germany has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 68.5%.
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