At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 9.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Sweden is 9.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Sweden peaked at 14.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
That places Sweden 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.5% | — |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -8.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Sweden?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Sweden was 9.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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