At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 32.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
32.9%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
18th
of 47 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 2014
All-time low
31.3%
in 2006
Years of data
22
2004–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Sweden is 32.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Sweden peaked at 37.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 18th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.2% | — |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 32.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 31.3% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 35.6% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 32.2% | 36.6% | 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 included in) in Sweden?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Sweden was 32.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 included in 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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