Public tenant share: France excluding Mayotte
Public tenant share: France excluding Mayotte stood at 17.3% in 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Housing stock and social housing table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1982 to 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Housing stock and social housing table
| Indicator | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main residences - Proportion of tenants of a public landlord - France excluding Mayotte | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Main residences - Proportion of tenants of a private landlord - France excluding Mayotte | 23.2 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| Main residences - Proportion of persons accommodated for free - France excluding Mayotte | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Understanding public tenant share: France excluding Mayotte
The portion of primary tenant households renting their accommodation specifically from public sector landlords or regulated social housing organizations is calculated by this series. The numerator captures households under subsidized public rental contracts, while the denominator includes all renter households. Private market rentals and non-rent tenures are excluded from this specific subset.
Reading this indicator requires keeping track of legislative shifts governing social housing eligibility criteria and public construction subsidies. Annual comparisons are standard because social housing stock expansion occurs through multi-year development projects rather than rapid market adjustments. Observers should avoid treating changes in this share as a direct reflection of private rental market dynamics, given that public rents are insulated from commercial market pricing pressures.
Frequently asked questions
- What defines a public landlord in this context?
- Public landlords include government-backed entities and approved non-profit organizations providing regulated social housing units.
- Are private rentals subsidized by the state counted here?
- No, only units owned and managed directly by public or social housing operators fall into this category.
- Why does this share remain relatively stable year after year?
- The construction and allocation of social housing are governed by long-term public policy plans, resulting in slow structural changes.