Home ownership rate in Sweden
64.6% of people in Sweden lived in a home owned by their household in 2025.
Sweden, 2025
64.6%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
68.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
71.2%
Position in 2025
25th of 31
Home ownership rate in Sweden over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.6% | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | 69.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | 69.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | 69.8% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | 69.9%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 65.2% | 70.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 65.2% | 70.1%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 66.2% | 70.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 65.6% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 66.3% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 66.1% | 71.0%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 65.7% | 70.8%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 67.3% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 66.9% | – |
| 2008 | 66.2%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2007 | 69.5% | – |
| 2006 | 68.8% | – |
| 2005 | 68.1% | – |
| 2004 | 66.6% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 64.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 66.2%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 68.5%.
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Housing cost overburden rate
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Average household size
2.0 people per household
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House prices, quarterly
4.8%
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