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
25th
of 49 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2024
All-time low
10.0%
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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, 10.0%, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 25th of 49 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
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.8% | — |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +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% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 15.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 599.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 903.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 659.66 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
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 10.0% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 49 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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