Housing expenditures and number of households by tenure and type of household, 2021
| Housing costs, Median value, SEK 000s | Median value, Margin of error ± | Housing costs, Mean value SEK 000s | Mean value, Margin of error ± | Number of households | Number of households, Margin of error ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rented dwellings | ||||||
| Single without children | 67.8 | 2.6 | 73.6 | 3.2 | 1 038 960 | 82 050 |
| Women -64 yrs | 67.8 | 4.4 | 73.0 | 5.0 | 292 080 | 52 400 |
| Men -64 yrs | 66.0 | 4.7 | 74.4 | 6.6 | 418 780 | 62 560 |
| Women 65- yrs | 72.0 | 4.8 | 74.0 | 4.5 | 221 990 | 44 730 |
| Men 65- yrs | 73.5 | 8.9 | 71.0 | 7.0 | 106 110 | 31 580 |
| Cohabiting without children | 89.8 | 5.0 | 95.0 | 4.9 | 284 320 | 34 040 |
| -64 yrs | 87.3 | 7.2 | 92.7 | 6.8 | 169 030 | 29 520 |
| 65- yrs | 93.3 | 6.3 | 98.3 | 6.9 | 115 280 | 24 860 |
| Single with children | 83.7 | 12.1 | 92.3 | 10.0 | 111 260 | 28 440 |
| Cohabiting with children | 99.6 | 8.3 | 106.6 | 6.2 | 229 640 | 30 460 |
| With 1 child | 99.6 | 11.4 | 105.8 | 10.1 | 74 570 | 22 070 |
| With 2 children | 97.6 | 11.5 | 105.5 | 10.0 | 95 950 | 26 810 |
| With 3+ children | 116.5 | 18.1 | 109.4 | 11.3 | 59 120 | 19 640 |
| Other households | 108.3 | 6.2 | 102.5 | 5.8 | 157 790 | 24 660 |
| All households | 77.2 | 2.2 | 84.7 | 2.3 | 1 821 960 | 80 570 |
| Tenant-owned dwellings | ||||||
| Single without children | 58.5 | 4.2 | 66.7 | 5.3 | 484 100 | 50 480 |
| Women -64 yrs | 69.0 | 10.8 | 81.2 | 13.3 | 140 740 | 34 890 |
| Men -64 yrs | 59.3 | 10.2 | 63.1 | 7.3 | 130 490 | 37 360 |
| Women 65- yrs | 53.0 | 4.7 | 58.6 | 6.9 | 154 800 | 33 620 |
| Men 65- yrs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cohabiting without children | 77.4 | 6.4 | 91.5 | 8.5 | 255 620 | 26 370 |
| -64 yrs | 99.8 | 11.3 | 109.9 | 14.3 | 136 220 | 24 900 |
| 65- yrs | 62.0 | 5.1 | 70.6 | 6.0 | 119 400 | 19 900 |
| Single with children | 74.9 | 19.1 | 82.1 | 15.4 | 43 670 | 15 070 |
| Cohabiting with children | 112.3 | 8.8 | 127.3 | 13.1 | 157 550 | 22 290 |
| With 1 child | 108.0 | 11.9 | 121.6 | 23.2 | 74 860 | 20 450 |
| With 2 children | 110.1 | 15.6 | 130.5 | 14.9 | 63 280 | 15 010 |
| With 3+ children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other households | 86.6 | 13.5 | 102.7 | 17.2 | 71 280 | 19 790 |
| All households | 72.7 | 4.0 | 85.6 | 4.4 | 1 012 220 | 50 260 |
| Owner-occupied dwellings | ||||||
| Single without children | 55.8 | 7.2 | 80.0 | 18.6 | 317 490 | 47 810 |
| Women -64 yrs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Men -64 yrs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Women 65- yrs | 40.9 | 12.6 | 54.4 | 9.6 | 111 190 | 30 770 |
| Men 65- yrs | 46.3 | 10.6 | 59.0 | 18.2 | 86 660 | 27 300 |
| Cohabiting without children | 72.7 | 5.7 | 96.6 | 8.2 | 674 190 | 36 510 |
| -64 yrs | 96.8 | 7.3 | 121.4 | 14.7 | 300 960 | 34 810 |
| 65- yrs | 60.8 | 3.6 | 76.6 | 8.3 | 373 230 | 33 680 |
| Single with children | 89.3 | 22.7 | 99.9 | 19.2 | 52 200 | 19 200 |
| Cohabiting with children | 126.3 | 8.5 | 155.1 | 13.3 | 489 890 | 32 140 |
| With 1 child | 112.8 | 20.6 | 135.6 | 37.9 | 99 660 | 23 950 |
| With 2 children | 135.9 | 10.4 | 162.2 | 16.1 | 281 430 | 33 270 |
| With 3+ children | 119.2 | 23.0 | 154.7 | 26.0 | 108 800 | 22 320 |
| Other households | 96.9 | 11.1 | 123.0 | 14.7 | 186 910 | 25 890 |
| All households | 85.8 | 4.5 | 113.2 | 6.4 | 1 720 690 | 53 380 |
| All types of tenure | ||||||
| Single without children | 65.1 | 2.2 | 72.9 | 3.9 | 1 840 550 | 86 390 |
| Women -64 yrs | 68.4 | 3.7 | 82.8 | 11.8 | 469 290 | 55 850 |
| Men -64 yrs | 66.3 | 4.5 | 75.1 | 5.9 | 632 430 | 67 050 |
| Women 65- yrs | 61.2 | 4.8 | 64.7 | 4.0 | 487 980 | 42 300 |
| Men 65- yrs | 58.4 | 6.3 | 64.7 | 7.6 | 250 850 | 36 870 |
| Cohabiting without children | 79.8 | 3.1 | 95.1 | 5.0 | 1 214 130 | 46 510 |
| -64 yrs | 94.9 | 5.2 | 110.8 | 8.3 | 606 210 | 47 040 |
| 65- yrs | 68.1 | 3.6 | 79.5 | 5.5 | 607 910 | 38 520 |
| Single with children | 83.7 | 8.8 | 92.0 | 8.0 | 207 130 | 34 330 |
| Cohabiting with children | 116.5 | 5.8 | 137.4 | 8.0 | 877 080 | 39 790 |
| With 1 child | 104.4 | 8.6 | 122.5 | 17.0 | 249 090 | 37 810 |
| With 2 children | 121.0 | 9.1 | 145.3 | 11.1 | 440 650 | 43 030 |
| With 3+ children | 117.9 | 13.6 | 138.7 | 15.9 | 187 330 | 29 130 |
| Other households | 99.6 | 6.1 | 111.8 | 7.6 | 415 980 | 36 520 |
| All households | 77.9 | 1.7 | 95.7 | 2.7 | 4 554 870 | 72 520 |
Definitions and explanations
The survey has been redesigned and conducted with a smaller sample size in 2020 . The smaller sample size increases the margin of error. New households are interviewed every week during the reference year with the new design. The housing expenditures refer to a period of 12 months from the time of the interview. Previous surveys have been conducted the year after the reference year with retrospective questions about the households expenditures the reference year.
The statistics do not include households living in institutions, households in own rental property and households engaged in business activities, such as farmers, who can not distinguish their living expenses from the business activities. The statistics do not include households in second-hand housing, student housing, senior housing, households that rented a furnished dwelling and households where there were a lodger.
Owner-occupied dwellings refer to detached single family houses, semi-detached houses, terraced houses or link-attached houses that the household owns.
Tenant-owned dwellings: A dwelling situated in a one- or two-dwelling house or multi-dwelling building that is owned by an owners´ association, in which one is a member.
Rented dwellings refers to a rented dwelling where the tenant has a first-hand contract, both in one- or two-dwelling houses and multi-dwelling buildings.
