Overcrowding rate in Sweden

Overcrowding rate in Sweden was 15.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202515.7%
Change on 2024-1 pts
Rank12th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high16.72024
Series low102007

Overcrowding rate in Sweden, 2004 to 2025

10121416182004200820122016202020252004: 11.8 %2005: 10.7 %2006: 10.7 %2007: 10 %2008: 11 %2009: 12.1 %2010: 13.1 %2011: 13.5 %2012: 12.9 %2013: 13 %2014: 12.7 %2015: 13.9 %2016: 14.4 %2017: 13.5 %2018: 15.2 %2019: 15.6 %2020: 15.6 %2021: 15.7 %2022: 15.9 %2023: 16.4 %2024: 16.7 %2025: 15.7 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 22 values
Period%
202515.7
202416.7
202316.4
202215.9
202115.7
202015.6
201915.6
201815.2
201713.5
201614.4
201513.9
201412.7
201313
201212.9
201113.5
201013.1
200912.1
200811 Series break
200710
200610.7
200510.7
200411.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Sweden15.7
European Union (27)16.8

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population living in a dwelling with fewer rooms than the EU standard for the household: one room for the household, one per couple, one per single person aged 18 or over, one per pair of children of the same sex aged 12 to 17, one per single child aged 12 to 17 not in such a pair, and one per pair of children under 12 (EU-SILC).

The reference year is the survey year.

How to cite

Eurostat. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvho05a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the overcrowding rate in Sweden?

Overcrowding rate in Sweden was 15.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Overcrowding rate, total population (ilc_lvho05a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest overcrowding rate in Sweden?

16.7% in 2024, the highest value since 2004 in this series.

Overcrowding rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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