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Empty homes in Campania

24.6% of the 2,907,233 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.

Empty, 2023 census
24.6%
Empty homes
714,067

Empty homes in Campania, census by census

Share of homes standing empty at each census, against the wider areas.

  • Campania
  • Italy
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CensusCampaniaItaly
202324.6%26.8%
202124.7%27.2%
201926.5%28.0%

Against the wider area

Share of homes standing empty in the 2023 census.

AreaEmpty
Campania24.6%
Italy26.8%

Where homes stand empty in Campania

Share of homes standing empty at the 2023 census, emptiest first.

AreaEmpty
Caserta22.4%
Benevento19.1%
Avellino18.1%
Napoli15.8%
Salerno14.0%

The permanent census counts a dwelling as not occupied when nobody resident lives in it: empty, for sale or to let, a second home, a holiday let, or used by people registered elsewhere. It combines registers with yearly surveys, in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Other reports for Campania

At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €117,090. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €476 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.

Payment, two incomes
11%
Payment, one income
22%

Figures for Italy: Campania has no reliable figures of its own.

1.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
53,036

Valuations have fallen by 3% or more once since 2016. That fall began in 2016.

Deepest fall
−4.0%
Recovery from the low
Not yet

In 2025 the population fell by 13,634 while 3,164 new homes were granted a permit.

Homes permitted, 2025
3,164
Population change, 2025
−13,634

In 2025, 9% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
9%

Public bodies signed €11.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €25.4M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€11.4M
Per resident, 2025
€2