The latest data from Statistics Sweden (SCB) reveals that in 2023, rents increased by an average of 4.1%, marking a significant rise compared to the previous year’s 1.7% change. The average monthly rent for a three-room apartment now stands at 8,095 SEK.
Over the past ten years, rent fluctuations have ranged from 0.8% to 2.2%. The 2023 increase of 4.1% represents the highest rental change since 1994.
Rent Changes Over the Past Eleven Years, Nationwide
- 2023: 4.1%
- 2022: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
- 2020: 1.9%
- 2019: 1.9%
- 2018: 1.1%
- 2017: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2015: 1.3%
- 2014: 1.7%
- 2013: 2.2%
Note: Reported values represent the average for each year.
8,095 SEK per Month for a Three-Room Apartment
In 2023, the average monthly rent for a three-room apartment is 8,095 SEK. A two-room apartment has an average rent of 6,621 SEK, while a one-room apartment costs 4,810 SEK per month. Apartments with four or more rooms have an average monthly rent of 10,360 SEK.
New Monthly Rent by Number of Rooms in 2023, Nationwide (with margin of error)
- 1 room: 4,810 SEK ± 61
- 2 rooms: 6,621 SEK ± 43
- 3 rooms: 8,095 SEK ± 59
- 4+ rooms: 10,360 SEK ± 165
Regional Variation in Rent
Rents vary across regions, with major cities having higher rent levels than smaller municipalities. In a municipality with fewer than 75,000 inhabitants, a household pays approximately 1,600 SEK less in rent per month for a three-room apartment than a household in Stockholm.
New Monthly Rent for Three-Room Apartments in 2023 by Region (with margin of error)
- Greater Stockholm: 8,889 SEK ± 153
- Greater Gothenburg: 8,052 SEK ± 187
- Greater Malmö: 9,192 SEK ± 229
- Other larger municipalities*: 8,206 SEK ± 96
- Other smaller municipalities*: 7,280 SEK ± 76
- Nationwide: 8,095 SEK ± 59