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  • Households’ housing 2023

    At the end of 2023, 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 2023.

  • Just over 5.2 million dwellings in Sweden

    At the end of December 2023 there were 5 212 028 dwellings in Sweden. Among these, 2 129 193 dwellings (41 percent) were in one- or two-dwelling buildings, 2 720 424 (52 percent) were in multi-dwelling buildings, 283 437 (5 percent) were in special housing and 78 974 (2 percent) were in other buildings.

  • Increased borrowing in debt securities

    At the end of March, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 727 billion, up by SEK 72 billion from February. This increase is mainly due to increased borrowning in non-covered debt securities issued by Monetary financial institutions.

  • Economic growth on hold

    The Swedish economy is still in recession. This is shown by Statistics Sweden’s business cycle clock. Household consumption lacks growth and the export of goods has started to decline. But there are also signs of an optimistic view of the future. Further information can be found in Statistics Sweden’s periodical, “Sveriges ekonomi – statistiskt perspektiv” (in Swedish).

  • The annual rate for the Construction Cost Index increased to 2.9 percent in March

    The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 0.2 percent in March compared with February 2024. The annual rate of change in the Construction Cost Index was 2.9 percent in March, compared with the corresponding month in 2023, up from 2.8 percent in February.