Luxembourg canton · report
Empty homes in Luxembourg canton
8.5% of the 89,794 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 8.5%
- Empty homes
- 7,610
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Luxembourg canton | 8.5% |
| Luxembourg canton | 5.8% |
Where homes stand empty in Luxembourg canton
Share of homes standing empty at the 2021 census, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Luxembourg City | 10.0% |
| Hesperange | 7.8% |
| Strassen | 6.0% |
| Walferdange | 5.4% |
| Bertrange | 5.3% |
| Contern | 4.2% |
| Sandweiler | 3.1% |
| Schuttrange | 3.0% |
| Weiler-la-Tour | 2.1% |
| Steinsel | 2.0% |
| Niederanven | 1.7% |
The 2021 census counts a conventional dwelling as unoccupied when nobody resident lives in it: empty, for sale or to let, a second home or a holiday home. It combines the population register with a census survey, every ten years; the next is in 2031.
Other reports for Luxembourg canton
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €880,551. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €3,599 a month. Luxembourg sets no cap on the payment; the CSSF caps the loan at 100% of the home's value for first-time buyers who will live in it, 90% for other owner-occupiers and 80% for other buyers.
- Payment, two incomes
- 28%
- Payment, one income
- 55%
Owning a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the mean price existing apartments sold for; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €3,941
- Owning per month
- €3,479
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 20.5% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +24.6%.
- Gap today
- +20.5%
- Change in a year
- −4.1 pp
18.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 3,914
- Per 1,000 residents
- 18.3
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2007. The deepest began in 2022.
- Deepest fall
- −13.1%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
In 2025 the population grew by 3,438 while 975 new homes were granted a permit: 3.5 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 3.5
- Population change, 2025
- +3,438