Rented dwellings most common in 258 of 290 municipalities

In multi-dwelling buildings, rented dwellings is the most common form of tenure, at 58 percent of the total dwelling stock, while owner-occupied dwellings accounted for 42 percent. Rented dwellings were most common in 258 out of the 290 municipalities in Sweden. Only 32 municipalities have more owner-occupied dwellings than rented dwellings. More than half of these municipalities are located in Stockholm County.

Among one- or two-dwelling buildings, ownership rights is the most common form of tenure, at 91 percent. Rented dwellings and owner-occupied dwellings in one- and two-dwelling buildings each accounted for 4 percent.

Housing cooperatives most common owners of multi-dwelling buildings

With regard to dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings, about 42 percent are owned by housing cooperatives, 27 percent are owned by municipal housing companies, and 22 percent are owned by Swedish joint-stock companies. The remaining 9 percent are owned by natural persons and other owners.

With regard to one- or two-dwelling buildings, the vast majority, 91 percent, is owned by natural persons and only 5 percent are owned by housing cooperatives.

Dwellings’ size and age

The average dwelling in multi-dwelling buildings is a flat with two rooms and a kitchen, followed by three rooms and a kitchen. These two types account for 68 percent of the housing stock in multi-dwelling buildings.

The average dwelling in multi-dwellings buildings is 68 square metres, while in one- or two-dwelling buildings, the average size is 122 square metres.

Just over 935 000 (44 percent) of Sweden’s one- or two-dwelling buildings were built between 1961 and 1990. However, one in five (corresponds to 20 percent) one- or two-dwelling buildings were built as early as before 1931.

With regard to multi-dwelling buildings, half of the dwellings (50 percent) were built between 1951 and 1980