Private households by household composition, number of children and in Sweden
Sweden: Private households by household composition, number of children and was 4,837 Thousand households in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,837 Thousand households
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 43 countries
All-time high
5,564 Thousand households
in 2020
All-time low
4,249 Thousand households
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Sweden, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand households.
Analysis
In 2025, private households by household composition, number of children and in Sweden stood at 4,837 Thousand households.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private households by household composition, number of children and in Sweden peaked at 5,564 Thousand households in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,249 Thousand households, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 14th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4,249 Thousand households | — |
| 2010 | 4,460 Thousand households | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4,541 Thousand households | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4,595 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4,632 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4,591 Thousand households | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5,100 Thousand households | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 4,825 Thousand households | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 4,863 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,244 Thousand households | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 5,335 Thousand households | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5,564 Thousand households | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 4,671 Thousand households | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 4,722 Thousand households | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4,772 Thousand households | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 4,808 Thousand households | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 4,837 Thousand households | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,249 Thousand households | 4,249 Thousand households | 4,249 Thousand households | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,819 Thousand households | 4,460 Thousand households | 5,335 Thousand households | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,896 Thousand households | 4,671 Thousand households | 5,564 Thousand households | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private households by household composition, number of children and in Sweden?
- Private households by household composition, number of children and in Sweden was 4,837 Thousand households in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5,564 Thousand households in 2020.
- What is the lowest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,249 Thousand households in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for private households by household composition, number of children and?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is private households by household composition, number of children and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Private households by household composition, number of children and labour status within households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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