At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 25.3% 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 25.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden peaked at 30.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 19th of 45 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.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.1% | — |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.5% | 30.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 28.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 28.3% | 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 25.3% 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 30.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 45 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 15.1%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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