In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Sweden
Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.3%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
28th
of 49 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 2020
All-time low
7.4%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Sweden stood at 13.3%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Sweden peaked at 14.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 28th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.5% | — |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +48.3% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 13.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 13.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Sweden?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Sweden was 13.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Sweden ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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