Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Sweden

Sweden: Arrears on mortgage or rent payments was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.2%
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
11th
of 38 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2004
All-time low
1.8%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Sweden, 2004–2025

234562004201420252004: 6 Percentage2005: 5.1 Percentage2006: 3.8 Percentage2007: 2.4 Percentage2008: 1.8 Percentage2009: 2.9 Percentage2010: 2.8 Percentage2011: 2.7 Percentage2012: 3.4 Percentage2013: 2.7 Percentage2014: 2.3 Percentage2015: 2.4 Percentage2016: 2.3 Percentage2017: 2.2 Percentage2018: 2.2 Percentage2019: 2.4 Percentage2020: 2.4 Percentage2021: 2.6 Percentage2022: 3 Percentage2023: 3.1 Percentage2024: 3.7 Percentage2025: 4.2 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 4.2% for arrears on mortgage or rent payments in 2025.

That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Sweden peaked at 6.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2008.

Sweden ranks 11th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 1.8% 6.0% 6
2010s 2.5% 2.2% 3.4% 10
2020s 3.2% 2.4% 4.2% 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Austria 4.5% compare
  2. 8 Cyprus 4.5% compare
  3. 8 Türkiye 4.5% compare
  4. 12 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 3.9% compare
  5. 13 Norway 3.2% compare
  6. 14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Sweden?
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Sweden was 4.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest arrears on mortgage or rent payments recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest arrears on mortgage or rent payments recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2008.
How does Sweden rank for arrears on mortgage or rent payments?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is arrears on mortgage or rent payments rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on mortgage or rent payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 832 data points, 2003–2025
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