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House price growth and rental yields for every region of 36 countries, 2015–2026 so far · Updated 2026-10-28
About this map
The map shades every country, region and subregion of 36 European countries by how much home prices rose, by rental yield, or by both added together. Click a country to see its regions, and a region to see its subregions. Figures come from Eurostat, national statistics offices and land registries, with industry data only where nothing official is published.
Key findings, 2016–2025
a year, ahead of Portugal (+10.2%) and Lithuania (+9.9%). Slowest: Finland, −0.1%.
12-month lets, gross, average; then Latvia (8.8%) and Croatia (7.6%).
saw yields fall as prices outpaced rents. North Macedonia: 11.4% in 2016, 6.5% in 2025.
from Latvia to Switzerland, with Luxembourg next at €9,160.
Property prices, growth and rental yields by country
All 36 countries on the map. Click a column to sort, a country for its guide.
| Hungary | +13.9% | 5.2% | 4.1% | €1,571 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | +10.2% | 5.0% | 3.4% | €2,076 | 30 |
| Lithuania | +9.9% | 6.8% | 5.5% | €2,002 | 11 |
| Serbia | +9.9% | 5.9% | 5.6% | €2,121 | 28 |
| Bulgaria | +9.6% | 5.3% | 4.2% | €1,529 | 34 |
| Czechia | +9.4% | 3.7% | 3.1% | €2,933 | 19 |
| Croatia | +8.6% | 7.6% | 5.7% | €2,861 | 24 |
| Estonia | +8.2% | 5.1% | 4.2% | €2,210 | 5 |
| Poland | +8.1% | 7.4% | 6.5% | €2,069 | 90 |
| Netherlands | +8.0% | 5.3% | 4.3% | €5,186 | 50 |
| Slovenia | +8.0% | 4.8% | 4.2% | €3,226 | 14 |
| Latvia | +7.9% | 8.8% | 7.5% | €945 | 5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | +7.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% | €1,577 | – |
| Slovakia | +7.4% | 5.5% | 4.5% | €2,799 | 11 |
| Montenegro | +7.3% | 6.2% | 5.6% | €2,198 | – |
| North Macedonia | +7.2% | 9.7% | 6.5% | €1,392 | 8 |
| Ireland | +7.0% | 6.0% | 5.8% | €3,860 | 11 |
| Spain | +6.1% | 6.9% | 5.6% | €2,128 | 70 |
| Greece | +6.0% | 4.9% | 3.7% | €1,931 | 65 |
| Malta | +5.7% | 4.0% | 3.9% | €3,925 | 2 |
| Austria | +5.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% | €4,162 | 43 |
| Luxembourg | +5.1% | 6.4% | 6.0% | €9,160 | – |
| Romania | +5.1% | 6.8% | 5.2% | €1,917 | 50 |
| Norway | +4.9% | 5.6% | 5.6% | €6,249 | 19 |
| Denmark | +4.3% | 5.5% | 5.4% | €3,480 | 15 |
| Germany | +4.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | €5,200 | 414 |
| Cyprus | +4.2% | 5.3% | 4.9% | €2,399 | – |
| United Kingdom | +3.9% | 5.6% | 6.0% | €2,912 | 191 |
| Belgium | +3.8% | 4.3% | 4.2% | €3,269 | 53 |
| Kosovo | +3.1% | – | – | – | – |
| Switzerland | +3.1% | 3.2% | 2.9% | €9,712 | 31 |
| Sweden | +2.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | €4,320 | 28 |
| France | +2.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% | €2,923 | 109 |
| Italy | +1.5% | 4.6% | 5.4% | €1,515 | 125 |
| Finland | −0.1% | 6.2% | 6.3% | €2,582 | 22 |
| Albania | – | 4.4% | 4.4% | €1,720 | 15 |
Price growth: 2016–2025, compound average per year, in the country's own currency, before inflation. Rental yields: 12-month lets, gross. Price per m²: latest year, from the best published source for each area. * Figure of the larger area: no local data. – no data.
What the numbers mean
- Price growth
- How much home prices rose, from official house price indices. Over several years, the compound average per year, in the country's own currency and before inflation.
- Rental yield
- A year's rent as a % of the price, before costs, fees, empty months and tax. 12-month lets, with an estimate for holiday lets on the map.
- Both
- Price growth plus rental yield: what a year of owning earned as a % of the price, before costs. 10% growth + 5% yield = 15%.
Questions
Where in Europe are house prices rising fastest?
From 2016 to 2025, in Hungary (+13.9% a year), Portugal (+10.2%) and Lithuania (+9.9%). Prices rose least in Italy (+1.5%) and Finland (−0.1%).
Which European country has the highest rental yield?
North Macedonia, at 9.7% of the price a year on average for 12-month lets in 2016–2025, then Latvia (8.8%) and Croatia (7.6%). These are gross yields, before costs and tax.
Where is property cheapest in Europe?
Of the 36 countries, Latvia has the lowest average price per m² (€945 in 2025) and Switzerland the highest (€9,712). Within countries, regions differ even more: see each country's guide.
Are rental yields going up or down?
Mostly down. From 2016 to 2025 yields fell in 29 of the 34 countries with rent data, because prices rose faster than rents.
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