Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Sweden
Sweden: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 10.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.8%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2023
All-time low
7.8%
in 2010
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Sweden is 10.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Sweden peaked at 10.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.2% | — |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Sweden?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Sweden was 10.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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