Which has higher average household size, Finland or Sweden?

Sweden, at 2 Average against 1.9 Average in Finland as of 2025.

What is the difference in average household size between Finland and Sweden?

0.1 Average, with Sweden ahead.

22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Average household size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland

1.9 Average

in 2025

Sweden

2 Average

in 2025

Finland rank

36th

Sweden rank

33rd

Sweden currently reports 2 Average against 1.9 Average in Finland, a difference of 0.1 Average.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.1 Average	2.08 Average	0.0167 Average	Finland
2010s	2.04 Average	2.04 Average	0 Average	—
2020s	1.92 Average	2 Average	0.0833 Average	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average household size, Finland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 2 Average against 1.9 Average in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in average household size between Finland and Sweden?: 0.1 Average, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for average household size?: Finland ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Average household size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.