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Sweden · Housing

Prices, rents, affordability, mortgages and construction.

12 indicators · 8 with data

Prices

Real house prices

index (2015 = 100)

44th of 55 · 30th in Europe & C. Asia
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Real house pricesSweden's real house prices fell from 108.8 in 2018 to 102.2 in 2026.20182020202220242026100110120130102.2

Sweden's real house prices fell from 108.8 in 2018 to 102.2 in 2026.

Nominal house price index

index (2015 = 100)

45th of 55 · 30th in Europe & C. Asia
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Nominal house price indexSweden's nominal house price index rose from 115.0 in 2018 to 136.8 in 2026.20182020202220242026110120130140136.8

Sweden's nominal house price index rose from 115.0 in 2018 to 136.8 in 2026.

Real house price growth (year on year)

annual %

31st of 55 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia
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Real house price growth (year on year)Sweden's real house price growth (year on year) rose from -1.3 % in 2018 to 2.1 % in 2026.20182020202220242026-20%-10%0%10%2.1 %

Sweden's real house price growth (year on year) rose from -1.3 % in 2018 to 2.1 % in 2026.

Rent price index

index (2015 = 100)

21st of 30 · 14th in Europe & C. Asia
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Rent price indexSweden's rent price index rose from 104.4 in 2019 to 130.0 in 2026.20192020202120222023202420252026100110120130130.0

Sweden's rent price index rose from 104.4 in 2019 to 130.0 in 2026.

Affordability

House price-to-income ratio

index (2015 = 100)

6th of 29 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
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House price-to-income ratioSweden's house price-to-income ratio fell from 104.5 in 2018 to 92.5 in 2026.201820202022202420269010011012092.5

Sweden's house price-to-income ratio fell from 104.5 in 2018 to 92.5 in 2026.

House price-to-rent ratio

index (2015 = 100)

23rd of 24 · 19th in Europe & C. Asia
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House price-to-rent ratioSweden's house price-to-rent ratio fell from 111.7 in 2018 to 106.3 in 2026.20182020202220242026100110120130106.3

Sweden's house price-to-rent ratio fell from 111.7 in 2018 to 106.3 in 2026.

Housing cost overburden rate

% of population

26th of 30 · 25th in Europe & C. Asia
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Housing cost overburden rateSweden's housing cost overburden rate rose from 9.2 % in 2004 to 10.8 % in 2025.200520102015202020257%8%9%10%11%12%10.8 %

Sweden's housing cost overburden rate rose from 9.2 % in 2004 to 10.8 % in 2025.

Tenure

Homeownership rate

% of households

25th of 31 · 23rd in Europe & C. Asia
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Homeownership rateSweden's homeownership rate fell from 66.6 % in 2004 to 64.6 % in 2025.2005201020152020202564%66%68%70%64.6 %

Sweden's homeownership rate fell from 66.6 % in 2004 to 64.6 % in 2025.

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