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In Ghana, generational housing inequality is characterized by an increase in household-leading roles among young adults alongside a shift toward market renting and persistent housing-quality gaps, demonstrating that housing inequality dynamics depend on specific institutional contexts rather than universally following the 'delayed household formation' pattern seen in high-income countries. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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To examine changes in young adults' household positions, housing tenure, and living conditions over two decades in a non-mortgage-dominated housing system.

September 8, 2026Habitat InternationalOpen Access

Beyond generation rent: Tenure restructuring and intergenerational housing inequality in Ghana

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RERichmond Juvenile EhwiOxford Brookes University BABismark AhaNottingham Trent University LALewis Abedi AsanteStellenbosch University

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Census microdata analysis reveals shifting tenure and widening housing-quality gaps in young adults, highlighting emerging generational inequalities in non-mortgage housing systems.

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To examine changes in young adults' household positions, housing tenure, and living conditions over two decades in a non-mortgage-dominated housing system.
Analyzed harmonised 10% microdata from the 2000, 2010, and 2021 Population and Housing Censuses of Ghana.
Employed binary and multinomial logistic models to assess household-headship probabilities, tenure structures, and material housing-quality indicators.
The probability of holding a household-leading role rose across all age groups from 2000 to 2021, climbing by nearly 19 percentage points among adults aged 25 to 34.
Homeownership and rent-free living dropped among younger household heads, establishing market renting as the dominant tenure type by 2021.
Renter-owner disparities in exclusive kitchen and bathroom access widened over time, even as disparities in household overcrowding diminished.

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Ehwi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd77658e84d0ff5b4635d https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103992

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Census microdata analysis reveals shifting tenure and widening housing-quality gaps in young adults, highlighting emerging generational inequalities in non-mortgage housing systems.

Beyond generation rent: Tenure restructuring and intergenerational housing inequality in Ghana

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Beyond generation rent: Tenure restructuring and intergenerational housing inequality in Ghana

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