At the end of December 2025 there were 5 291 493 dwellings in Sweden. Among these, 41 percent were in one- or two-dwelling buildings, 52 percent were in multi-dwelling buildings, 6 percent were in special housing and 1 percent were in other buildings.
At the end of 2025, one- or two-dwelling buildings with ownership rights was the most common type of housing in Sweden, followed by rented dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings. The average useful floor space per person in Sweden was 42 square meters at the end of 2025.
The population of Sweden is projected to reach 10.8 million in 2035. Compared to today’s 10.6 million, this is an increase by 170,000. Over the next ten years, the number of deaths is expected to slightly exceed the number of births, and there will be more immigrants than emigrants.
The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 0.4 percent in March compared with February 2026. The annual rate of change in the Construction Cost index was 1.3 percent in March, compared with the corresponding month in 2025 (1.0 percent in February 2026).
Statistics Sweden’s Business Cycle Clock showed that the business cycle situation was stronger in February 2026 than in February 2025. The signals are mixed, though. The upturn slowed down in the end of 2025 and in the beginning of 2026 the Business Cycle Clock have only showed small changes.