Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden

Sweden: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 15.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
15.7
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
16th
of 37 countries
All-time high
16.7
in 2024
All-time low
10
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden, 2004–2025

0510152004201420252004: 11.82005: 10.72006: 10.72007: 102008: 112009: 12.12010: 13.12011: 13.52012: 132013: 132014: 12.72015: 13.92016: 14.42017: 13.52018: 15.22019: 15.62020: 15.62021: 15.72022: 15.92023: 16.42024: 16.72025: 15.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden stood at 15.7.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden peaked at 16.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2007.

Sweden ranks 16th of 37 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.

Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 11.8
2005 10.7 -9.3%
2006 10.7 +0.0%
2007 10 -6.5%
2008 11 +10.0%
2009 12.1 +10.0%
2010 13.1 +8.3%
2011 13.5 +3.1%
2012 13 -3.7%
2013 13 +0.0%
2014 12.7 -2.3%
2015 13.9 +9.4%
2016 14.4 +3.6%
2017 13.5 -6.3%
2018 15.2 +12.6%
2019 15.6 +2.6%
2020 15.6 +0.0%
2021 15.7 +0.6%
2022 15.9 +1.3%
2023 16.4 +3.1%
2024 16.7 +1.8%
2025 15.7 -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.05 10 12.1 6
2010s 13.79 12.7 15.6 10
2020s 16 15.6 16.7 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Italy 24.3 compare
  2. 14 Estonia 17.9 compare
  3. 15 Czechia 16.7 compare
  4. 17 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6 compare
  5. 18 Hungary 14.6 compare
  6. 19 Austria 14.2 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden?
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden was 15.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2024.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2007.
How does Sweden rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
44 places, 826 data points, 2003–2025
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