Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Sweden
Sweden: Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age was 1.6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.6
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
7.16
in 2007
All-time low
-3.71
in 2023
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.6 for gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Sweden peaked at 7.16 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.71, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 11th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -1.54 | — |
| 2005 | 2.95 | -291.6% |
| 2006 | 5 | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 7.16 | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 | -81.7% |
| 2009 | -1.36 | -203.8% |
| 2010 | -2.02 | +48.5% |
| 2011 | -1.29 | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | -301.6% |
| 2013 | 1.63 | -37.3% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.72 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | -0.39 | -122.7% |
| 2017 | 3.99 | -1123.1% |
| 2018 | -3.49 | -187.5% |
| 2019 | 0.95 | -127.2% |
| 2020 | -3.47 | -465.3% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | -201.4% |
| 2022 | 2.35 | -33.2% |
| 2023 | -3.71 | -257.9% |
| 2024 | 1.55 | -141.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.25 | -1.54 | 7.16 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.549 | -3.49 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3067 | -3.71 | 3.52 | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.007 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Sweden?
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Sweden was 1.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.71 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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