Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Sweden
Sweden: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 was 6.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 20th out of 41 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 … 0-17 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 6.35, 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 | 5.52 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.07 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (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 20th out of 41 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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