Most families in the EU live in their own homes, with Portugal ranking first in the number of homeowners.

Here is the formatted answer:

Paragraph 1:

According to Eurostat data, the majority of the population in the European Union (EU) lives in their own housing (69.1%), while only 30.9% rent their homes. Portugal is above the average homeownership rate (77.8%) as of 2022. Among EU members, Romania (94.8%), Slovakia (93.0%), and Croatia (91.1%) have the highest percentage of people owning the homes they live in. Only in Germany (53.5%) do more people live in rented housing than in their own.

Paragraph 2:

According to EU statistics, Portugal ranks 11th among the 27 EU members, with 77.8% of the population living in their own homes and 22.2% renting.

At the same time, 52.0% of EU residents live in private houses, 47.5% in apartments, and 0.5% in other types of housing, such as mobile homes, boats, or tents.

Paragraph 3:

Ireland (89.3%) is the country with the highest percentage of people living in private homes, with only 18.7% living in apartments and 0.1% in other types of housing. Following Ireland are the Netherlands (78.9%, 18.7%, and 2.4% respectively) and Croatia (77.4% in private homes and 22.6% in apartments).

Paragraph 4:

Most Spaniards live in apartments (65.6%), followed by Germans (62.5%) and Estonians (60.8%). Portugal ranks 15th in this rating, with 53.3% of the population living in private houses and 46.7% in apartments.

Paragraph 5:

The share of people living in overcrowded homes in Portugal is 9.4%, which is lower than the European average of 16.8%. However, in 2020, 25.2% of the population lived in dilapidated houses, which is the second highest rate after Cyprus (39.1%) and significantly above the EU average (14.8%).