Households' housing 2016:
More households in multi-dwelling buildings
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-04-20 9.30
More households in Sweden live in multi-dwelling buildings than in one- or two-dwelling buildings. In 2016, 48 percent of Sweden’s households lived in multi-dwelling buildings, and 45 percent lived in one- or two-dwelling buildings. Other households lived, for example, in special housing, which can consist of student housing or housing for the elderly.
If persons rather than households are counted, the proportions are reversed: 53 percent of Sweden’s population live in one- or two-dwelling buildings, and 41 percent live in multi-dwelling buildings, because households living in one- or two-dwelling buildings are, on average, larger than households living in multi-dwelling buildings. Households living in one- or two-dwelling buildings comprise on average 2.6 persons, and households living in multi-dwelling buildings comprise on average 1.9 persons.
Despite a larger proportion of households in multi-dwelling buildings than in one- or two-dwelling buildings, this is not how it looks in most of Sweden’s municipalities. In 82 percent of Sweden’s 290 municipalities, more than half of the households live in one- or two-dwelling buildings, because, mainly in small municipalities, households predominantly live in one- or two-dwelling buildings. In large municipalities, on the other hand, there is a large predominance of households in multi-dwelling buildings. The three largest municipalities, Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö, account for one percent of municipalities, but one-fifth of all households.
| Municipality | Proportion of households in multi-dwelling buildings | Municipality | Proportion of households in one- or two-dwelling buildings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solna | 87 | Öckerö | 87 |
| Sundbyberg | 86 | Ydre | 87 |
| Stockholm | 81 | Gagnef | 87 |
| Malmö | 75 | Tjörn | 85 |
| Göteborg | 72 | Essunga | 84 |
| Södertälje | 62 | Berg | 84 |
| Upplands Väsby | 62 | Färgelanda | 83 |
| Helsingborg | 60 | Mörbylånga | 82 |
| Botkyrka | 59 | Bjurholm | 82 |
| Järfälla | 58 | Ekerö | 81 |
Definitions and explanations
The statistics are based on the Total Population Register and information on dwellings in the Dwellings Register.
A household consists of the persons who are registered at the same dwelling.
With regard to about 18 000 people, the link to housing is missing, which means that households cannot be created. These people are not included in the statistics on households.
One-to-two dwelling building refers to detached one- or two-dwelling buildings as well as semi-detached houses, terraced houses and link attached houses.
Multi-dwelling building refers to residential buildings with three or more apartments including housing with balcony access.
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