Affordable Housing in the EU and Croatia: We Have Enough Apartments, But They're Not in Use! In Numbers
ππ· Croatia: Over 600,000 Empty Apartments
- Total number of apartments: 2,391,944 (6.5% increase compared to 2011)
- Permanent housing: 2,028,725
- Private ownership: 86.5%
- Empty apartments: Around 600,000 (43% increase compared to previous periods)
- Holiday homes: 231,000
- Average apartment size: 92 m²
- Zagreb: Around 54,000 empty apartments
These figures indicate a significant number of unused housing units, while there is increasing demand for affordable housing.
| Country | Average Age of Leaving Parental Home |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 17.5 |
| Denmark | 21.3 |
| Finland | 21.6 |
| Netherlands | 23.2 |
| France | 23.3 |
| Germany | 23.8 |
| Belgium | 24.7 |
| Luxembourg | 25.0 |
| Austria | 25.1 |
| Estonia | 25.1 |
| Ireland | 26.1 |
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| Many apartments in the old continent are empty |
πͺπΊ European Union: Millions of Empty Apartments
- 2011 estimate: 11 million empty houses in the EU, enough to house all homeless people twice
- Biggest numbers:
- Spain: 3.4 million empty homes
- France: Over 2 million
- Italy: Over 2 million
- Germany: 1.8 million
- Share of empty homes: In some EU countries, it reaches nearly 40%
- Central and Eastern Europe: Countries like Hungary, Cyprus, Slovenia, and Finland have over 10% of empty homes
These numbers indicate a serious issue of unused housing units in the EU, while there is a growing need for affordable housing.
π Conclusion
Although there is a significant number of empty apartments in Croatia and the European Union, they are not in use due to various reasons, including ownership structures, market mechanisms, and political decisions. Concrete measures are needed, such as taxes on empty apartments, encouraging long-term rentals, and subsidizing affordable housing, to address this problem and provide access to housing for all.
If you would like, I can help you find specific information about available apartments in Zagreb or other parts of Croatia.
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