Home ownership rate in Switzerland
42.0% of people in Switzerland lived in a home owned by their household in 2024.
Switzerland, 2024
42.0%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
68.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
70.3%
Home ownership rate in Switzerland over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | 69.1% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | 69.1% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | 69.8% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | 69.9%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 41.3% | 70.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 42.5% | 70.1%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 43.4% | 70.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 44.5%b (break in time series) | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 44.0% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 43.8% | 71.0%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 43.8% | 70.8%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 44.4% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 42.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 44.5%, the figure has changed by −2.5 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.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 68.4%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
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4.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Overcrowding rate
7.6%
2024 · Eurostat
Housing cost overburden rate
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
0.7%
2024 · Eurostat
Average household size
2.2 people per household
2024 · Eurostat
House prices, quarterly
3.5%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat