BrusselsA new analysis finds 39% of Europeans cannot afford to rent.

Renting is meant to be the fallback when buying is impossible.

The finding comes from actual asking prices across 22 million listings, not survey estimates.

Nearly half of average earners can afford to buy only a studio flat, the study found.

How each outlet framed it
Phys.org
presents quantified academic mapping: 44% of urban Europeans live where <50m² is affordable on average income; hotspots Paris, Berlin, Madrid

Sources: Phys.org