Number of homes in Paris 1968-2020, by category
Between 1968 and 2020, the total number of housing units in Paris has generally increased, from 1.12 million to 1.39 million within fifty years. The number of primary residences, on the other hand, has decreased slightly during this period: there were about 1.15 million in 1968, compared to 1.13 million in 2020. In 2020, there were over 100,000 more secondary residences than fifty years earlier in the capital.