The housing stock of the Hungarian population - 10.1 millions - was 4 million 173 thousand in 2004. As for statistical data, 100 rooms fall on 98 residents.

As for conveniences, 91% of residential units are supplied with water-pipes, there are water closets in 86% and bathrooms in 89% of them.

63% of the housing stock are one-family houses with most of them built of brick, and circa 20%, approximately 7-800 thousand are prefabricated units built of reinforced concrete large panels between 1965 and 1980. The remaining 17%, circa 700 thousand units, are built in multi-unit residential buildings of traditional technology. These have been built in towns or cities since the 1870's.

92% of the housing stock are private properties. This practically means that the owners, private individuals are responsible nearly for all the maintenance, operation, modernisation of homes as well as for the replacement of obsolete units with new ones. Circa 350 thousand homes are uninhabited and circa 6-700 thousand homes are completely obsolete. 72% of the housing stock, circa 3 million homes, were built after 1945. Homes built 30 years ago or later form 35-37% of the total housing stock. Approximately 5-6 thousand homes are demolished and circa 35-42 thousand new ones are built every year. The number of renovated homes is estimated at an annual 80-120 thousand.

According to surveys conducted by the Central Statistical Office, the size of homes proved to be too small for 33% of the population and 43% of them found it reasonable in 1980. The remaining 20% found it appropriate and 4% found it commodious. In 2003 the proportion of homes found too small by their dwellers decreased from 33% to 6,5%, 27% of residents found the size of their homes reasonable, 44% (as opposed to the previous 20%) found it appropriate and 23% (as opposed to the previous 4%) found it commodious. As far as Build & Econ is informed, circa 650 - 800 thousand families want to change their present housing conditions.