Portugal vs Sweden: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without
Portugal
13.8%
in 2025
Sweden
14.4%
in 2025
Portugal rank
28th
Sweden rank
25th
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 14.4% against 13.8% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 8.8% | 7.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 12.2% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 14.8% | 2.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 14.4% against 13.8% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Portugal ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.