Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Sweden
Sweden: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 5.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Sweden is 5.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Sweden peaked at 6.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 24th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 21 Iceland 7.5% compare
- 22 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.1% compare
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.0% compare
- 25 France 4.9% compare
- 26 Denmark 4.4% compare
- 27 Norway 4.2% compare
More population data for Sweden
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 163,029 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.42 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Sweden?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Sweden was 5.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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