A total of 17.3 percent Spanish households rented their dwelling home in 2020. Although the tenants' share increased between 2016 and 2019, owning a house was the preferred option over renting throughout the whole analyzed period. On another side, roughly half of the Spanish population owned their dwelling house with no mortgage or loan to pay in 2020.
Distribution of residences in Spain between 2016 and 2020, by tenure type
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INE (Spain). (April 2, 2021). Distribution of residences in Spain between 2016 and 2020, by tenure type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197390/dwelling-houses-tenure-share-spain/
INE (Spain). "Distribution of residences in Spain between 2016 and 2020, by tenure type." Chart. April 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197390/dwelling-houses-tenure-share-spain/
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INE (Spain). "Distribution of Residences in Spain between 2016 and 2020, by Tenure Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197390/dwelling-houses-tenure-share-spain/
INE (Spain), Distribution of residences in Spain between 2016 and 2020, by tenure type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197390/dwelling-houses-tenure-share-spain/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Distribution of residences in Spain between 2016 and 2020, by tenure type [Graph], INE (Spain), April 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197390/dwelling-houses-tenure-share-spain/