EU 7.79
· European ranking
5 / 30
Up 2 positions compared with previous year
Sweden: Housing Affordability
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
10.80% of population
EU 7.79 · +3.0 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people living in households where total housing costs exceed 40% of disposable household income.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate ilc_lvho07_r
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Regional map
· 2025 · 8 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+26.85
13.70
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2+7.41
11.60
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3+6.48
11.50
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4+4.63
11.30
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5-8.33
9.90
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6-10.19
9.70
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7-14.81
9.20
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8-36.11
6.90
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Sweden performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Housing cost overburden rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Sweden
In Sweden, Housing burden is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 10.8% versus 7.8% in 2025, with a gap of 3.0 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Sweden, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 8.50% in 2021 to 10.80% in 2025. The latest value changes little from 10.60% in 2024, so the previous deterioration continues but with less intensity.
Regional differences in Sweden
In Sweden, Housing burden shows noticeable regional variation. Across 8 comparable regions, Sydsverige records the highest value (13.7%) and Småland med öarna the lowest (6.9%), a gap of 6.8 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In Sweden, Housing & Energy Stress shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.