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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.05 | 10 | 12.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.79 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 63,133 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 620,014 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8714 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 55,014 constant 2015 US$ per person (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 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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