In 2023, the percentage of the Swedish population that lives in a single-person household was 24.1 percent. The peak was at that year. It increased steadily after 2018.
Share of Sweden's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2023
The source adds the following information: "A 'private household' means "a person living alone or a group of people who live together in the same private dwelling and share expenditures, including the joint provision of the essentials of living". EU-SILC implementing regulation number 1983/2003 on updated definitions, defines households in terms of sharing household expenses and (for non-permanent members) in terms of duration of stay and (for temporarily absent members) in terms of duration of absence."
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Eurostat. (August 30, 2024). Share of Sweden's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/546266/percentage-of-swedish-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. "Share of Sweden's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2023." Chart. August 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546266/percentage-of-swedish-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. (2024). Share of Sweden's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546266/percentage-of-swedish-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. "Share of Sweden's Population Living in a Single-person Household from 2007 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/546266/percentage-of-swedish-population-living-alone/
Eurostat, Share of Sweden's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/546266/percentage-of-swedish-population-living-alone/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of Sweden's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2023 [Graph], Eurostat, August 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/546266/percentage-of-swedish-population-living-alone/