According to the Census data INS centralized, one-third of the households in Romania are built of adobe or timber work. More than 4.3 million Romanians live in such households.
These houses are found especially in rural areas, but we find about 315,000 of such buildings in the urban area too. More specifically, these are villages that were converted into urban areas.
Thus, in urban areas, 1.4 million Romanians live their lives in adobe houses. Regarding the prefabricated homes built, the percentage is less than 16%, according to the INS.
Overall, there are over one million and a half of families living in houses build from adobe and timber.