There are 3.83 million vacant homes in Spain14.4% of the total park exceeding 26.6 million properties; As detailed in the latest ‘Population and Housing Census 2021’ report by the National Institute of Statistics. This means that there are 8.2 vacant houses for every 100 people. number of vacant houses Increased by approximately 400,000 units between the 2011 census and the 2021 censuswhich represents an increase of more than 10%.
Also, these numbers we should add about one million more houses (3.5% of the park) with minimal electricity consumption and that they are occupied less than 15 days a year is a parameter that the public institution uses to determine whether the dwelling is vacant.
Where are the empty houses concentrated? According to the INE, the residences are located in areas where there is no demand: 45.0% of these properties are located in towns with a population of less than 10,000.. In contrast, municipalities with more than 250,000 inhabitants have the fewest vacant houses, with 10.5% of vacant houses on national territory.
Which cities have the most and least vacant houses?
Tías in Las Palmas, the Spanish town with the most empty houses, 48% of the residential park without occupants; followed by Mos (46.5%), (Pontevedra), Monforte de Lemos (40%), Lugo, Aller (38.9%), Asturias and Verín (38.4%), Ourense. At the other extreme, Valle de Egüés in Navarra has the fewest vacant properties at 2.1% of the park. Very similar percentages are Pallejà (Barcelona) with 2.4% or Majadahonda and Pinto, both in the Community of Madrid, with an unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the city with the highest percentage of vacant houses, with a population of over 200,000., 17.3% of the total stock. There are also Vigo (15.1%), A Coruña (14.7%), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (14.3%) and Cartagena (13.3%) with above-average percentages. The country’s two largest cities, Madrid And Barcelonahave unemployment levels below the national average6.3% and 9.3% unemployment: 187,858 in the Community of Madrid, more than 97,000 in the city and 213,464 in the province of Barcelona, more than 75,000 in the municipality of the Catalan capital.