Denmark vs Sweden: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population
Denmark
4.5
in 2025
Sweden
5.3
in 2025
Denmark rank
35th
Sweden rank
33rd
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.3 against 4.5 in Denmark, a difference of 0.8.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.95 | 3.85 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 5 | 1.09 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.98 | 5.73 | 1.75 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.3 against 4.5 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.8, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Denmark ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.