🇨🇭Switzerland home ownership rate
Switzerland's home ownership rate is 42.0% as of 2024, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 42.6% the previous year. Over the period shown it has ranged from 41.3% to 44.5%. That is 23.1 percentage points below the euro-area average of 65.1% — the 30th of 30 European countries that report it.
Home ownership rate · Switzerland
42.0%
vs prev
▼ 0.6 pp
Source: Eurostat (ilc_lvho02) · data through 2024 · released 2026-09-17 · modifications: none
The home ownership rate is the share of the population living in households that own their home, with or without a mortgage or loan still to repay. The rest live as tenants, paying a market rent or a reduced rent, or living rent-free. It comes from the EU-SILC household survey and is published once a year.
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Switzerland home ownership rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Switzerland's home ownership rate?
- Switzerland's home ownership rate is 42.0% as of 2024, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Switzerland's home ownership rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 30th-highest of 30 European countries that report it, against a euro-area average of 65.1%.
- Is Switzerland's home ownership rate rising or falling?
- It fell from 42.6% to 42.0% in the latest reading (2024).
- What does “home ownership rate” measure?
- The home ownership rate is the share of the population living in households that own their home, with or without a mortgage or loan still to repay. The rest live as tenants, paying a market rent or a reduced rent, or living rent-free. It comes from the EU-SILC household survey and is published once a year.