At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.6%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
26th
of 45 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2019
All-time low
9.5%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden stood at 15.6%.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 17.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2005.
That places Sweden 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 15.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 15.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.5% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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