diff --git a/examples/full.xml b/examples/full.xml
index 33616bc..b85472b 100644
--- a/examples/full.xml
+++ b/examples/full.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
       <categories>
         <category>apartment</category>
       </categories>
+      <occupancyPercentage date="2020-01-23">75</occupancyPercentage>
       <characteristics>
         <areaBwf>123.45</areaBwf>
         <areaNwf>123.45</areaNwf>
diff --git a/schema/schema.xsd b/schema/schema.xsd
index 80695a3..f55404a 100644
--- a/schema/schema.xsd
+++ b/schema/schema.xsd
@@ -1667,6 +1667,22 @@
                       </xs:annotation>
                     </xs:element>
                     <!-- additional information about the data itself -->
+                    <xs:element name="occupancyPercentage" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
+                      <xs:annotation>
+                        <xs:documentation>Describes the precentage the property is occupied at the given date.</xs:documentation>
+                      </xs:annotation>
+                      <xs:complexType>
+                        <xs:simpleContent>
+                          <xs:extension base="xs:string">
+                            <xs:attribute name="date" type="xs:date" use="required">
+                              <xs:annotation>
+                                <xs:documentation>The day when the percentage was evaluated.</xs:documentation>
+                              </xs:annotation>
+                            </xs:attribute>
+                          </xs:extension>
+                        </xs:simpleContent>
+                      </xs:complexType>
+                    </xs:element>
                   </xs:all>
                   <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="id" use="required">
                     <xs:annotation>