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
20th
of 37 countries
All-time high
14
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.
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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 20th of 37 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 | Value | 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 | +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 | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.17 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.01 | 8.9 | 13.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.17 | 12.6 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 17 Luxembourg 14.2 compare
- 18 Hungary 14.1 compare
- 19 Poland 13.4 compare
- 20 Norway 13.3 compare
- 22 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13 compare
- 23 Switzerland 12 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,456 (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 revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (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 from the human development report 0.007 (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 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 20th out of 37 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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