In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Sweden
Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.8%
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
4th
of 44 countries
All-time high
35.6%
in 2005
All-time low
4.0%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 26.8% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in 2025.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Sweden peaked at 35.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2019.
That places Sweden 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.5% | — |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -82.6% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +647.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 27.4% | 35.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 4.0% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 18.6% | 29.9% | 6 |
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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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Sweden?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Sweden was 26.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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