In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden
Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 16.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
16.7%
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
24th
of 49 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2015
All-time low
13.5%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden is 16.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden peaked at 21.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 24th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.1% | — |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +48.9% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +55.0% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -10.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 16.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 13.5% | 20.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.2% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 21 North Macedonia 17.0% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 17.0% compare
- 23 Italy 16.9% compare
- 25 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.6% compare
- 26 Poland 15.6% compare
- 26 Poland 15.6% compare
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 months worked in Sweden?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden was 16.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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