Rented dwellings most common in 257 out of 290 municipalities

In multi-dwelling buildings, rented dwellings are the most common type of tenure, with 58 percent of the total dwelling stock, while 42 percent consist of tenant-owned dwellings. Among the 290 municipalities in Sweden, rented dwellings dominated in 257 municipalities. Only in 33 municipalities are there more tenant-owned dwellings than rented dwellings. More than half of these are located in Stockholm County.

In one- or two-dwelling buildings, private ownership is the most common type of tenure, with 91 percent. The proportion of rented dwellings and tenant-owned dwellings in one- and two-dwelling buildings is 4 percent in each.

Housing cooperatives most common owners of multi-dwelling buildings

With regard to dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings, about 41 percent are owned by housing cooperatives, 27 percent are owned by municipal housing companies and 21 percent are owned by Swedish joint-stock companies. The remaining 10 percent are owned by private persons and other owners.

With regard to one- or two-dwelling buildings, the vast majority (91 percent) are owned by private persons and only 4 percent are owned by housing cooperatives.

Dwellings’ size and age

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

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

Nearly 933 000 (45 percent) of one- or two-dwelling buildings were built between 1961 and 1990. However, one in five houses (or 20 percent) among one- or two-dwelling buildings was built as early as before 1931. With regard to multi-dwelling buildings, most of them (51 percent) were built between 1951 and 1980.