Austria vs Sweden: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
Austria
19.3%
in 2025
Sweden
23.6%
in 2025
Austria rank
5th
Sweden rank
3rd
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 23.6% against 19.3% in Austria, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 24.6% | 9.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 23.6% | 6.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 22.8% | 5.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by household type - total population, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 23.6% against 19.3% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by household type - total population between Austria and Sweden?
- 4.3%, 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 household type - total population?
- Austria ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.