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Empty homes in Italy
26.8% of the 35,597,857 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 26.8%
- Empty homes
- 9,555,902
Empty homes in Italy, census by census
Share of homes standing empty at each census, against the wider areas.
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| Census | Italy |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.8% |
| 2021 | 27.2% |
| 2019 | 28.0% |
Where homes stand empty in Italy
Share of homes standing empty at the 2023 census, emptiest first.
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.
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At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €134,190. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €546 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.
- Payment, two incomes
- 10%
- Payment, one income
- 21%
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
- Per 1,000 residents
- 0.9
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more once since 2010. That fall began in Q2 2011.
- Deepest fall
- −24.9%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
In 2025 the population fell by 636 while 51,908 new homes were granted a permit.
- Homes permitted, 2025
- 51,908
- Population change, 2025
- −636
In 2025, 6% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 6%
Public bodies signed €255.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €3.1B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €255.1M
- Per resident, 2025
- €4