Unlet dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings, 2021
12 692 vacant dwellings in September
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-12-16 9.30
Approximately 30 709 rental dwellings were unlet as of 1 September 2021. There were 12 692 dwellings available for immediate rent. This is 0.8 percent of all rental dwellings in Sweden.
In 2021, 15 114 dwellings were under repair or conversion and this was the most common reason why a dwelling was unlet.
| Type of vacancy | September | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | ||
| Vacant for renting | 18 590 | 24 951 | 16 128 | 13 648 | 6 794 | 6 406 | 8 899 | 12 692 | |
| Under repair or conversion | 5 583 | 6 257 | 8 573 | 10 078 | 11 664 | 9 969 | 14 397 | 15 114 | |
| Imminent demolition | 340 | 647 | 903 | 768 | 248 | 596 | 825 | 595 | |
| Unlet for other reason | 1 899 | 2 082 | 1 803 | 1 708 | 2 567 | 1 914 | 2 037 | 2 308 | |
| Unlet in total | 26 412 | 33 937 | 27 407 | 26 202 | 21 273 | 18 885 | 26 158 | 30 709 | |
The number of vacant dwellings has decreased since the end of the 1990s. The highest number of vacant dwellings was noted in 1998, when about 62 000 dwellings were vacant. In subsequent years, the number of unlet dwellings and vacant dwellings for rent fell sharply. In 2017, the number of unlet and vacant dwellings were at the lowest level since 1990. In 2019, the number of unlet and vacant dwellings for rent increased.
In 2021, both the number of unlet dwellings and the number of vacant dwellings increased compared with 2019. There are 4 551 more unlet dwellings and 3 793 more vacant dwellings available for rent. However, the number of vacant dwellings in 2021 is still at a low level over time.
The distribution of the number of vacant dwellings varies between regions. Among dwellings available for rent, 73 percent are located in municipalities with fewer than 75 000 inhabitants. The corresponding figure in metropolitan areas (Greater Stockholm, Greater Göteborg and Greater Malmö) is 9 percent and in municipalities with more than 75 000 inhabitants the figure is 18 percent.
Definitions and explanations
These statistics are based on a total survey of dwellings in municipal housing companies and a sample of assessed units owned by private bodies.
Multi-dwelling buildings refers to buildings with three or more apartments, including balcony access housing.
Municipal housing companies refers to joint-stock companies, economic associations or foundations whose activities focus on the management of properties with apartments with tenancy rights and previously approved as a municipal housing company.
Statistical Database
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