Rank in country
6 / 7
Among 7 regions in Switzerland
Zurich - Housing Space per Person
Regional factual view for Housing Space per Person in Zurich (2024).
Zurich
Latest value
· 2024
1.7 Rooms per person
CH 1.8 · -0.1 Rooms per person vs country · Europe 1.6 · +0.1 Rooms per person vs Europe
Rank in Europe
47 / 155
Among 155 European regions
Population
1,605,508
Regional population · 2024
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of rooms available in a household relative to the number of people living there, using Eurostat rules on which habitable spaces count as rooms.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Average number of rooms per person ilc_lvho04n
How Zurich compares
Higher is better · Range 1.6–1.9
Zurich
1.7
Switzerland
1.8
Europe
1.6
Switzerland -0.1 Rooms per person
Europe +0.1 Rooms per person
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Regional insights
Regional position
Zurich recorded 1.7 in 2024, a less favorable result than the national benchmark for Switzerland but a more favorable one than the European regional benchmark.
Recent change
From 2020 to 2024, the indicator deteriorated noticeably from 1.8 to 1.7. The latest reading was broadly stable compared with 2023.
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