Romania ranks first in the European Union for the share of homeowners, but it is also the country where half of the population lives in overcrowded households.

In 2015, 96% of Romanians lived in homes they owned, slightly up compared to the previous year, according to a study by Wizmo.ro based on Eurostat data. Meanwhile, over 49% of them lived in overcrowded houses.

The percentage dropped compared to 2014, when 52.3% of Romanians lived in such conditions.

By comparison, only 16.7% of the population in EU lived, on average, in similar conditions. Poland comes after Romania for overcrowded homes, with a share of 43.4% in 2015. Cyprus ranked best, with only 1.4% of the population living in overcrowded homes.

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