Luxembourg · report
Empty homes in Luxembourg
5.8% of the 263,671 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.8%
- Empty homes
- 15,337
Where homes stand empty in Luxembourg
Share of homes standing empty at the 2021 census, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 8.5% |
| Echternach | 6.0% |
| Esch | 4.8% |
| Clervaux | 4.8% |
| Diekirch | 4.7% |
| Wiltz | 4.5% |
| Remich | 4.2% |
| Grevenmacher | 4.1% |
| Vianden | 4.0% |
| Mersch | 3.7% |
| Capellen | 3.5% |
| Redange | 3.0% |
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.
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At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €699,612. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,859 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
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 44%
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
- €3,569
- Owning per month
- €2,764
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 21.7% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +26.1%.
- Gap today
- +21.7%
- Change in a year
- −4.3 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
- 5.7
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more once since 2007. That fall began in 2022.
- Deepest fall
- −11.8%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
In 2022 the population grew by 16,252 while 3,471 homes were finished: 4.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2022
- 4.7
- Population change, 2022
- +16,252
Public bodies signed €14.6M of housing works here in 2025, and €47M since 2018.
- Signed in 2025
- €14.6M
- Per resident, 2025
- €21