Eurozone rent inflation by country
Rent inflation across the euro area (August 2026) ranges from 10.3% (Slovenia) down to -0.2% (Finland), against a euro-area average of 2.6%.
Rent inflation is the year-on-year change in the rents tenants actually pay (HICP class 04.1). It is a rate of change, not an average rent.
| 12-mo trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇮Slovenia | 10.3%August 2026 | ▲ 1.6 | ▲ 8.1 | ▲ |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | 8.5%August 2026 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 3.5 | ▲ |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 7.1%August 2026 | ▼ 1.4 | ▼ 4.0 | ▼ |
| 🇬🇷Greece | 6.2%August 2026 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 4.7 | ▼ |
| 🇸🇰Slovakia | 5.6%August 2026 | ▲ 0.2 | ▲ 1.5 | ▲ |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | 5.5%August 2026 | ▼ 0.3 | ▲ 1.1 | ▲ |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 5.2%August 2026 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | 4.4%August 2026 | 0.0 | ▼ 0.5 | ▼ |
| 🇦🇹Austria | 4.3%August 2026 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ |
| ðŸ‡ðŸ‡·Croatia | 4.3%August 2026 | â–¼ 35.9 | â–¼ 33.9 | â–¼ |
| 🇨🇾Cyprus | 4.0%August 2026 | ▼ 0.5 | ▲ 0.6 | ▲ |
| 🇲🇹Malta | 3.6%August 2026 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 2.2 | ▲ |
| 🇮🇹Italy | 3.4%August 2026 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 0.5 | ▼ |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | 3.1%August 2026 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 0.8 | ▼ |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | 2.5%August 2026 | ▼ 1.0 | ▼ 3.6 | ▼ |
| 🇪🇸Spain | 2.5%August 2026 | 0.0 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 2.2%August 2026 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ |
| 🇫🇷France | 1.6%August 2026 | 0.0 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ |
| 🇱🇻Latvia | 1.5%August 2026 | ▼ 2.8 | ▼ 4.0 | ▼ |
| 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 1.4%August 2026 | ▲ 0.2 | 0.0 | ▲ |
| 🇫🇮Finland | -0.2%August 2026 | ▼ 0.4 | ▼ 1.2 | ▼ |
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Source: Eurostat (prc_hicp_minr) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-09-17 · modifications: none
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Frequently asked questions
- Which euro-area country has the highest rent inflation?
- Slovenia, at 10.3%.
- Which euro-area country has the lowest rent inflation?
- Finland, at -0.2%.
- What is the euro-area average rent inflation?
- The euro-area average is 2.6%.