Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region was 10.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.8%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
5th
of 37 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2023
All-time low
8.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden stood at 10.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over five years.
That places Sweden 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sweden
More urban development data for Sweden
- Population in the largest city 18.4% (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.164 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.74 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 4.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.74 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.95 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 146.58 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden was 10.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for housing cost overburden rate by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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