At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden is 16.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden peaked at 19.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.6% | — |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 18.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden was 16.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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