Overcrowding rate in Sweden
15.7% of people in Sweden lived in an overcrowded home in 2025.
Sweden, 2025
15.7%
Change from 2024
−1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.2%
Position in 2025
15th of 31
Overcrowding 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 | 15.7% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | 16.8% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | 17.3% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | 17.1%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 13.5% | 17.5%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 14.4% | 17.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 13.9% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 12.7% | 18.1%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 13.0% | 18.3%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 12.9% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 13.5% | 18.4%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 13.1% | 19.1%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 12.1% | – |
| 2008 | 11.0%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2007 | 10.0% | – |
| 2006 | 10.7% | – |
| 2005 | 10.7% | – |
| 2004 | 11.8% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 16.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.9%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.8%.
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