Austria vs Sweden: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Austria
14.2%
in 2025
Sweden
15.7%
in 2025
Austria rank
26th
Sweden rank
23rd
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15.7% against 14.2% in Austria, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.0% | 3.7% | Austria |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 16.0% | 1.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15.7% against 14.2% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population between Austria and Sweden?
- 1.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Austria ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.