Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Sweden
Sweden: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at was 6.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 6.1% for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Sweden peaked at 6.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2022.
That places Sweden 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.4% | — |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +37.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +52.6% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 6.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 6.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Sweden?
- Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Sweden was 6.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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